#8B421E#8B421E

#8B421E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.111 H 44.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B421E
RGB	rgb(139, 66, 30)
HSL	hsl(20, 64%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(20, 78%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.5%, 78.4%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.89, 28.51, 35.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.89, 45.34, 51.04°)
OKLab	oklab(46.67% 0.0788 0.0778)
OKLCH	oklch(46.67% 0.111 44.6)
XYZ	xyz(12.8313, 9.4807, 2.3823)
Luminance	0.0948 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B421E #1E678B

analogous

#8B1E30 #8B421E #8B781E

triadic

#8B421E #1E8B42 #421E8B

tetradic

#8B421E #308B1E #1E678B #781E8B

square

#8B421E #308B1E #1E678B #781E8B

split-complementary

#8B421E #1E8B78 #1E308B

monochromatic

#261208 #592A13 #8B421E #BD5A29 #D87A4B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.25

#8B421E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#8B421E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B421E

7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B421E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B421E	1.00	7.25	2.90	7.25
#FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.25	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#564D1A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#99323A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b421e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 66, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.111 44.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3785c',
    500: '#8b421e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b421e;
$custom-light: #b3785c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b421e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 19.817,
    "s": 64.497,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46665,
    "c": 0.11069,
    "h": 44.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.09479
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B421E

secondary

#4A95BB

accent

#B0E740

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EDE9

border

#D0C8C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B421E

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

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