#8C421E#8C421E

#8C421E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.096; OKLCH L 46.8% C 0.112 H 44.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.21:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#8C421E
RGB	rgb(140, 66, 30)
HSL	hsl(20, 65%, 33%)
HSV	hsv(20, 79%, 55%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.9%, 78.6%, 45.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(37.05, 28.93, 35.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(37.05, 45.77, 50.80°)
OKLab	oklab(46.82% 0.0799 0.0782)
OKLCH	oklch(46.82% 0.112 44.4)
XYZ	xyz(12.9990, 9.5672, 2.3902)
Luminance	0.0957 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#8C421E #1E688C

analogous

#8C1E31 #8C421E #8C791E

triadic

#8C421E #1E8C42 #421E8C

tetradic

#8C421E #318C1E #1E688C #791E8C

square

#8C421E #318C1E #1E688C #791E8C

split-complementary

#8C421E #1E8C79 #1E318C

monochromatic

#271208 #5A2A13 #8C421E #BE5A29 #D97A4C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

7.21

#8C421E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.91

#8C421E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #8C421E

7.21:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##8C421E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##8C421E	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)

#574D19

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#695E1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#9A323A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#575757

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #8c421e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(140, 66, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(46.8% 0.112 44.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#b4785c',
    500: '#8c421e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #8c421e;
$custom-light: #b4785c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#8c421e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 140,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 19.636,
    "s": 64.706,
    "l": 33.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4682,
    "c": 0.11182,
    "h": 44.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.09566
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#8C421E

secondary

#4B96BB

accent

#B1E840

background

#FBF7F5

surface

#F7EDE9

border

#D0C8C5

text

#120904

muted

#817B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #8C421E

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

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