#8C421C#8C421C

#8C421C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.113 H 45.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C421C
RGB	rgb(140, 66, 28)
HSL	hsl(20, 67%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(20, 80%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.9%, 80%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.04, 28.84, 36.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.04, 46.50, 51.67°)
OKLab	oklab(46.8% 0.0793 0.0798)
OKLCH	oklch(46.8% 0.113 45.2)
XYZ	xyz(12.9743, 9.5573, 2.2599)
Luminance	0.0956 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8C421C #1C668C

analogous

#8C1C2E #8C421C #8C7A1C

triadic

#8C421C #1C8C42 #421C8C

tetradic

#8C421C #2E8C1C #1C668C #7A1C8C

square

#8C421C #2E8C1C #1C668C #7A1C8C

split-complementary

#8C421C #1C8C7A #1C2E8C

monochromatic

#261208 #592A12 #8C421C #BF5A26 #DA7A48

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.21

#8C421C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#8C421C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C421C

7.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C421C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C421C	1.00	7.21	2.91	7.21
#FFFFFF	7.21	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.91	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	7.21	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#574D17

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695D1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A323A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c421c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 66, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.113 45.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b4785b',
    500: '#8c421c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c421c;
$custom-light: #b4785b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c421c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20.357,
    "s": 66.667,
    "l": 32.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.468,
    "c": 0.11253,
    "h": 45.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.09556
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C421C

secondary

#4895BC

accent

#AFEA3E

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F7EDE9

border

#D0C8C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C421C

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

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