#8C421D#8C421D

#8C421D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.112 H 44.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C421D
RGB	rgb(140, 66, 29)
HSL	hsl(20, 66%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(20, 79%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.9%, 79.3%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.04, 28.88, 35.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.04, 46.14, 51.24°)
OKLab	oklab(46.81% 0.0796 0.079)
OKLCH	oklch(46.81% 0.112 44.8)
XYZ	xyz(12.9865, 9.5622, 2.3240)
Luminance	0.0956 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8C421D #1D678C

analogous

#8C1D2F #8C421D #8C791D

triadic

#8C421D #1D8C42 #421D8C

tetradic

#8C421D #2F8C1D #1D678C #791D8C

square

#8C421D #2F8C1D #1D678C #791D8C

split-complementary

#8C421D #1D8C79 #1D2F8C

monochromatic

#271208 #592A12 #8C421D #BF5A28 #D97A4A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.21

#8C421D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#8C421D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C421D

7.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C421D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C421D	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)

#574D18

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695D1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A323A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c421d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 66, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.112 44.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b4785b',
    500: '#8c421d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c421d;
$custom-light: #b4785b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c421d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20,
    "s": 65.68,
    "l": 33.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4681,
    "c": 0.11218,
    "h": 44.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.09561
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C421D

secondary

#4995BC

accent

#B0E93F

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F7EDE9

border

#D0C8C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C421D

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

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