#8B421C#8B421C

#8B421C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.6% C 0.111 H 45.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B421C
RGB	rgb(139, 66, 28)
HSL	hsl(21, 66%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(21, 80%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.5%, 79.9%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.88, 28.42, 36.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.88, 46.07, 51.92°)
OKLab	oklab(46.65% 0.0782 0.0794)
OKLCH	oklch(46.65% 0.111 45.5)
XYZ	xyz(12.8065, 9.4708, 2.2520)
Luminance	0.0947 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8B421C #1C658B

analogous

#8B1C2D #8B421C #8B7A1C

triadic

#8B421C #1C8B42 #421C8B

tetradic

#8B421C #2D8B1C #1C658B #7A1C8B

square

#8B421C #2D8B1C #1C658B #7A1C8B

split-complementary

#8B421C #1C8B7A #1C2D8B

monochromatic

#251207 #582A12 #8B421C #BE5A26 #DA7A47

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.26

#8B421C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#8B421C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B421C

7.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B421C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B421C	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)

#574D17

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#99323A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b421c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 66, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.6% 0.111 45.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3785b',
    500: '#8b421c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b421c;
$custom-light: #b3785b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b421c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20.541,
    "s": 66.467,
    "l": 32.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46645,
    "c": 0.11142,
    "h": 45.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.09469
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B421C

secondary

#4794BC

accent

#AFE93E

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F7EDE9

border

#D0C8C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B421C

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

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