Burnt Umber (#8A3324)

The hex code for Burnt Umber is #8A3324. It is rgb(138, 51, 36) in RGB, hsl(9, 59%, 34%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 63%, 74%, 46%) in CMYK — a dark red. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#8A3324

HEX#8A3324

RGBrgb(138, 51, 36)

HSLhsl(9, 59%, 34%)

HSVhsv(9, 74%, 54%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 63%, 74%, 46%)

OKLCHoklch(44.3% 0.122 32)

LABlab(34.26% 37.14 29.41)

LCHlch(34.26% 47.38 38.37)

Colors Closest to Burnt Umber

Burnt Umber is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Kobe#882D17ΔE 6.06 Chestnut#954535ΔE 7.4 Vivid Auburn#922724ΔE 7.87 Falu Red#801818ΔE 9.03 Smokey Topaz#832A0DΔE 9.37 UP Maroon#7B1113ΔE 10.57

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#8A3324 Channel Values

How Burnt Umber breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 138 · G 51 · B 36	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 9° · S 59% · L 34%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 9° · S 74% · V 54%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 63% · Y 74% · K 46%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	8.14:1 vs white · 2.58:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Burnt Umber background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text8.14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Fails AABlack text2.58:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With Burnt Umber

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Burnt Umber; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Complementary

Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Burnt Umber

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How Burnt Umber Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#8A3324

Protanopia#4B4B23

Protanomaly#6A4323

Deuteranopia#5C5C1C

Deuteranomaly#714E1F

Tritanopia#8A3131

Tritanomaly#8A322D

Achromatopsia#4F4F4F

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Using #8A3324 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--burnt-umber: #8A3324;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #8A3324;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'burnt-umber': '#8A3324' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.541, green: 0.200, blue: 0.141)

Android XML<color name="burnt_umber">#8A3324</color>

SVG fillfill="#8A3324"

More Red Colors

Burnt Umber sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

8b0000 8a0015 8f0018 893f45 922626 893843 922724 892a2a 922b3e 882d17 940000 870d25 a30f2d bd001f cc3336 dea5a4 eb5252 f7bfbe ff052b ff5c5c ffadbb ffe8e5 450902 6c2e1f

#8A3324 Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Burnt Umber?

The hex code for Burnt Umber is #8A3324. That is rgb(138, 51, 36) in RGB, hsl(9, 59%, 34%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 63%, 74%, 46%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #8A3324?

#8A3324 is rgb(138, 51, 36) — red 138, green 51, and blue 36 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #8A3324?

#8A3324 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 63%, 74%, 46%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #8A3324 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #8A3324 scores 8.14:1 against white and 2.58:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #8A3324 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #8A3324 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is sienna (#A0522D) at a CIE76 distance of 13.68, which is visibly different.

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