#523C0B#523C0B

#523C0B is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 37.1% C 0.070 H 82.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523C0B
RGB	rgb(82, 60, 11)
HSL	hsl(41, 76%, 18%)
HSV	hsv(41, 87%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 26.8%, 86.6%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.88, 4.46, 31.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.88, 32.08, 82.00°)
OKLab	oklab(37.13% 0.009 0.069)
OKLCH	oklch(37.13% 0.07 82.6)
XYZ	xyz(5.1563, 5.0501, 1.0197)
Luminance	0.0505 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523C0B #0B2152

analogous

#52180B #523C0B #44520B

triadic

#523C0B #0B523C #3C0B52

tetradic

#523C0B #0B5218 #0B2152 #520B44

square

#523C0B #0B5218 #0B2152 #520B44

split-complementary

#523C0B #0B4452 #180B52

monochromatic

#1B1404 #1C1504 #523C0B #886312 #BE8B19

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.45

#523C0B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.01

#523C0B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523C0B

10.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523C0B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523C0B	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)

#453C03

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A420D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A3533

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523c0b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 60, 11);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.1% 0.070 82.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#86714e',
    500: '#523c0b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523c0b;
$custom-light: #86714e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523c0b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 11
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 41.408,
    "s": 76.344,
    "l": 18.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37127,
    "c": 0.06953,
    "h": 82.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.0505
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523C0B

secondary

#2B4A8E

accent

#70F335

background

#F8F6F4

surface

#F0ECE7

border

#CBC7C3

text

#0C0702

muted

#7D7A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #523C0B

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

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