Burnt Umber (#8A3324)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #FFFFFF
Contrast vs white: 8.14:1 — vs black: 2.58:1

Color values

  • HEX #8A3324
  • RGB rgb(138, 51, 36)
  • HSL hsl(8, 73%, 54%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 63.04, 73.91, 45.88 )
  • Websafe #993333
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Tags

Mood

Energetic (215) Romantic (190)

Style

Vivid (210) Warm (180)

Use case

Text (210) Button (200) Accent (185)

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #8A3324 based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Burnt Umber
#8A3324 Base
#247B8A
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Burnt Umber
#8A3324 Base
#8A2448
#8A6624
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Burnt Umber
#8A3324 Base
#248A33
#33248A
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Burnt Umber
#8A3324 Base
#248A66
#24488A
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Burnt Umber
#8A3324 Base
#488A24
#247B8A
#66248A
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Burnt Umber
#8A3324 Base
#140705
#4D1D14
#6A271C
#AA3F2C
#C74934
#D97E6E
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Burnt Umber, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

— #140705
— #2C100B
— #431912
— #5B2218
— #722A1E
Burnt Umber #8A3324 Base
— #BB4531
— #D36957
— #E09588
— #EDC1BA
— #FAEDEB
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #8A3324. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties 
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #8A3324;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #8A3324;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #8A3324;
}
CSS Gradient 
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #8A3324,
        #34C7E0
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #8A3324,
        #34C7E0
    );
}
SCSS Variable 
// SCSS variable
$burnt-umber: #8A3324;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$burnt-umber-r: 138;
$burnt-umber-g: 51;
$burnt-umber-b: 36;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $burnt-umber;
    color: rgba($burnt-umber-r, $burnt-umber-g, $burnt-umber-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Burnt Umber appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #8A3324 How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #58581E Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #444425 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #8B3131 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #4F4F4F Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Burnt Umber ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Burnt Umber #8A3324 Base
Sienna #882D17 ΔE 2.92
Vivid Auburn #922724 ΔE 3.71
Chestnut #954535 ΔE 5.02
Spartan Crimson #9E1316 ΔE 5.80

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.