#523A32#523A32

#523A32 is a dark, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 37.3% C 0.037 H 39.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523A32
RGB	rgb(82, 58, 50)
HSL	hsl(15, 24%, 26%)
HSV	hsv(15, 39%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 29.3%, 39%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.88, 9.37, 9.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.88, 13.10, 44.33°)
OKLab	oklab(37.32% 0.0286 0.0234)
OKLCH	oklch(37.32% 0.037 39.2)
XYZ	xyz(5.5686, 5.0506, 3.6985)
Luminance	0.0505 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523A32 #324A52

analogous

#52323A #523A32 #524A32

triadic

#523A32 #32523A #3A3252

tetradic

#523A32 #3A5232 #324A52 #4A3252

square

#523A32 #3A5232 #324A52 #4A3252

split-complementary

#523A32 #32524A #323A52

monochromatic

#130D0C #2C1F1B #523A32 #785549 #9E7060

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.45

#523A32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.01

#523A32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523A32

10.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523A32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523A32	1.00	10.45	2.01	10.45
#FFFFFF	10.45	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.45	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#403D31

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#454132

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#583638

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523a32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 58, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.3% 0.037 39.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#837069',
    500: '#523a32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523a32;
$custom-light: #837069;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523a32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 15,
    "s": 24.242,
    "l": 25.882
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37318,
    "c": 0.03693,
    "h": 39.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0505
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523A32

secondary

#5D7983

accent

#AAC167

background

#F8F6F6

surface

#EFECEB

border

#CAC7C6

text

#0B0706

muted

#7C7A7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #523A32

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

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