Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Burnt Umber

Burnt Umber is a balanced red color with HEX #8A3324. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 138, 51, 36, HSL 9, 59%, 34%, warm temperature, and is useful for earth tone palettes, interior design, and material inspired branding.

#8A3324 red warm balanced
HEX #8A3324
RGB rgb(138, 51, 36)
HSL hsl(9 59% 34%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 63, 74, 46)
Luminance 0.079
Contrast Black 2.58:1White 8.14:1

CSS Utilities

--color-burnt-umber: #8A3324;
.bg-burnt-umber { background-color: #8A3324; }
.text-burnt-umber { color: #8A3324; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.079
Black text2.58:1AA Fail
White text8.14:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{
  "hex": "#8A3324",
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    138,
    51,
    36
  ],
  "hsl": [
    9,
    59,
    34
  ],
  "cmyk": [
    0,
    63,
    74,
    46
  ],
  "luminance": 0.079,
  "contrast": {
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    "white": 8.14
  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ],
  "AAA": [
    "#FFFFFF",
    "#F5F5F5"
  ]
}
Harmonies
{
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  "analogous": [
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    "#8A6624"
  ],
  "triadic": [
    "#248A33",
    "#33248A"
  ],
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    "#247B8A",
    "#66248A"
  ],
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    "#248A66",
    "#24478A"
  ],
  "monochromatic": [
    "#CD523C",
    "#8A3324",
    "#411811"
  ]
}
Variants
{
  "light": "#CD523C",
  "dark": "#411811",
  "saturated": "#9D2610",
  "desaturated": "#774037",
  "pastel": "#C47668",
  "neon": "#D62000"
}
Pairings
{
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    "#247B8A",
    "#8A2447",
    "#8A6624"
  ],
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    "#CD523C"
  ],
  "neutral": [
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    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
  ],
  "highContrast": [
    "#FFFFFF"
  ],
  "lowContrast": [
    "#CD523C",
    "#774037"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
{
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      "/wcag/burnt-umber",
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    ]
  }
}
Full JSON dataset 
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  "hex": "#8A3324",
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    "interior design",
    "material-inspired branding"
  ],
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      "groundedness",
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      "natural texture"
    ],
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      "editorial layouts"
    ],
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      "high-saturation futuristic interfaces"
    ]
  },
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  "sourceType": "curated",
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  },
  "family": "red",
  "temperature": "warm",
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  ],
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    51,
    36
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  ],
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  },
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      "#F5F5F5"
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  },
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      "#CD523C"
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      "#1A1A1A",
      "#F5F5F5",
      "#E8E8E4"
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      "#FFFFFF"
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      "#CD523C",
      "#774037"
    ]
  }
}
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Color meaning and use

About Burnt Umber Color

Burnt Umber sits in the red family with warm temperature and balanced visual character. Burnt Umber is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include groundedness, warmth, and natural texture, which makes it relevant for architecture and home decor. In design work, Burnt Umber is most useful for earth-tone palettes, interior design, and material-inspired branding, especially when paired with white text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Red color familyBrowse named red colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Balanced colorsFind colors with balanced visual character.Burnt Umber accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #8A3324.Burnt Umber CSS utilitiesUse Burnt Umber in CSS variables and utility classes.#8A3324 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Burnt Umber paletteOpen the generated palette based on Burnt Umber.Burnt Umber harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Burnt Umber against black and white text.

Black text2.58:1AA Fail
White text8.14:1AA Pass
AA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
AAA text options#FFFFFF, #F5F5F5
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Brick Red#8A3324
Saddle Brown#8B4513
Garnet#733635
Brown#A52A2A
Wine Red#722F37

Color Harmonies

#247B8A#247B8A
#8A2447#8A2447
#8A6624#8A6624
#248A33#248A33
#33248A#33248A
Open full Burnt Umber harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#CD523C#CD523C
#411811#411811
#9D2610#9D2610
#774037#774037
#C47668#C47668
#D62000#D62000

Pairings

White#FFFFFF
#247B8A#247B8A
#8A2447#8A2447
#8A6624#8A6624
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5