#8B421F#8B421F

#8B421F is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.095; OKLCH L 46.7% C 0.110 H 44.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.25:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8B421F
RGB	rgb(139, 66, 31)
HSL	hsl(19, 64%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(19, 78%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.5%, 77.7%, 45.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(36.90, 28.55, 34.75)
CIE-LCH	lch(36.90, 44.97, 50.59°)
OKLab	oklab(46.68% 0.0791 0.0769)
OKLCH	oklch(46.68% 0.11 44.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.8442, 9.4859, 2.4506)
Luminance	0.0948 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#8B421F #1F688B

analogous

#8B1F32 #8B421F #8B781F

triadic

#8B421F #1F8B42 #421F8B

tetradic

#8B421F #328B1F #1F688B #781F8B

square

#8B421F #328B1F #1F688B #781F8B

split-complementary

#8B421F #1F8B78 #1F328B

monochromatic

#271209 #592A14 #8B421F #BD5A2A #D77A4D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.25

#8B421F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.90

#8B421F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8B421F

7.25:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8B421F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8B421F	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)

#564D1B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#685D1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#99323B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8b421f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(139, 66, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.7% 0.110 44.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b3785d',
    500: '#8b421f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8b421f;
$custom-light: #b3785d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8b421f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 139,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 19.444,
    "s": 63.529,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.46676,
    "c": 0.11033,
    "h": 44.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09484
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8B421F

secondary

#4C96BA

accent

#B1E741

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F6EDE9

border

#D0C8C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8B421F

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

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