#8B421B#8B421B

#8B421B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.112 H 45.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B421B
RGB	rgb(139, 66, 27)
HSL	hsl(21, 67%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(21, 81%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.5%, 80.6%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.87, 28.38, 36.76)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.87, 46.44, 52.33°)
OKLab	oklab(46.64% 0.0779 0.0802)
OKLCH	oklch(46.64% 0.112 45.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.7948, 9.4661, 2.1901)
Luminance	0.0946 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8B421B #1B648B

analogous

#8B1B2C #8B421B #8B7A1B

triadic

#8B421B #1B8B42 #421B8B

tetradic

#8B421B #2C8B1B #1B648B #7A1B8B

square

#8B421B #2C8B1B #1B648B #7A1B8B

split-complementary

#8B421B #1B8B7A #1B2C8B

monochromatic

#251107 #582A11 #8B421B #BE5A25 #DB7A45

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.26

#8B421B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#8B421B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B421B

7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B421B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B421B	1.00	7.26	2.89	7.26
#FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574D16

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D19

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#99323A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b421b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 66, 27);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.112 45.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3785a',
    500: '#8b421b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b421b;
$custom-light: #b3785a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b421b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 27
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20.893,
    "s": 67.47,
    "l": 32.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46636,
    "c": 0.11177,
    "h": 45.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09465
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B421B

secondary

#4593BC

accent

#AEEA3D

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F7EDE9

border

#D0C8C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B421B

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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