Close to Saddle Brown
#8A3700
#8A3700 is a dark, vivid orange, close to the color Saddle Brown. In RGB it’s made of 54.1% red, 21.6% green, and 0% blue. Its hue is 24°, with 100% saturation and 27% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #8A3700.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
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2.63:1 FailThis color as text on white
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2.63:1 FailHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #8A3700 as they’d see it.
#8A3700 in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #8A3700
What color is #8A3700?
#8A3700 is a dark, vivid orange, close to the color Saddle Brown. In RGB it’s made of 54.1% red, 21.6% green, and 0% blue. Its hue is 24°, with 100% saturation and 27% lightness, so it reads as a warm color. White text sits best on top of it.
What is #8A3700 in RGB?
#8A3700 is rgb(138, 55, 0): 138 red, 55 green, and 0 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #8A3700 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(0, 60, 100, 46). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #8A3700?
PANTONE 1535 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #8A3700?
Its complement #00548C gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.