#8B421D#8B421D

#8B421D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.111 H 45.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B421D
RGB	rgb(139, 66, 29)
HSL	hsl(20, 65%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(20, 79%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.5%, 79.1%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.88, 28.46, 35.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.88, 45.71, 51.49°)
OKLab	oklab(46.66% 0.0785 0.0786)
OKLCH	oklch(46.66% 0.111 45.1)
XYZ	xyz(12.8187, 9.4757, 2.3161)
Luminance	0.0947 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8B421D #1D668B

analogous

#8B1D2F #8B421D #8B791D

triadic

#8B421D #1D8B42 #421D8B

tetradic

#8B421D #2F8B1D #1D668B #791D8B

square

#8B421D #2F8B1D #1D668B #791D8B

split-complementary

#8B421D #1D8B79 #1D2F8B

monochromatic

#261208 #582A12 #8B421D #BE5A28 #D97A49

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.25

#8B421D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.89

#8B421D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B421D

7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B421D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B421D	1.00	7.25	2.89	7.25
#FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.89	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564D18

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#99323A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b421d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 66, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.111 45.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3785b',
    500: '#8b421d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b421d;
$custom-light: #b3785b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b421d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20.182,
    "s": 65.476,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46655,
    "c": 0.11106,
    "h": 45.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.09474
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B421D

secondary

#4995BB

accent

#B0E83F

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EDE9

border

#D0C8C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B421D

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

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