#8A500F

A dark, vivid orange closely aligning with Saddlebrown.

About #8A500F

The precise color #8A500F is an excellent choice for modern design projects. It is closely associated with the named CSS color Saddlebrown. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 138, 80, and 15.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 42% magenta inks. This makes it a relatively light color when applied to physical surfaces.

Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Because it is a dark color, it is generally recommended to use #FFFFFF text. Strict adherence to these ratios protects visually impaired users from unreadable interfaces.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#8A500F
RGB138, 80, 15
HSL31.7°, 80.4%, 30.0%
CMYK0%, 42%, 89%, 46%
HSV31.7°, 89.1%, 54.1%
LAB39.9, 19.6, 44.5
XYZ13.4, 11.2, 1.9
Decimal9064463

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

6.49:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.24:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
6.20:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
2.75:1
Text on #0F172A
FAIL

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #8A500F; }
.text-color { color: #8A500F; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #8A500F; }

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