#523C15#523C15

#523C15 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 37.2% C 0.062 H 78.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523C15
RGB	rgb(82, 60, 21)
HSL	hsl(38, 59%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(38, 74%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 26.8%, 74.4%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.96, 5.01, 27.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.96, 27.52, 79.51°)
OKLab	oklab(37.22% 0.012 0.0613)
OKLCH	oklch(37.22% 0.062 78.9)
XYZ	xyz(5.2312, 5.0801, 1.4144)
Luminance	0.0508 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523C15 #152B52

analogous

#521E15 #523C15 #495215

triadic

#523C15 #15523C #3C1552

tetradic

#523C15 #15521E #152B52 #521549

square

#523C15 #15521E #152B52 #521549

split-complementary

#523C15 #154952 #1E1552

monochromatic

#181206 #211809 #523C15 #836021 #B3832E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.42

#523C15 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.02

#523C15 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523C15

10.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523C15	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523C15	1.00	10.42	2.02	10.42
#FFFFFF	10.42	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.42	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#453D10

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A4216

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A3634

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523c15;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 60, 21);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.2% 0.062 78.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857154',
    500: '#523c15',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523c15;
$custom-light: #857154;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523c15",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 21
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 38.361,
    "s": 59.223,
    "l": 20.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37221,
    "c": 0.06241,
    "h": 78.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.0508
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523C15

secondary

#39568A

accent

#7EE245

background

#F8F6F4

surface

#F0ECE8

border

#CBC7C4

text

#0B0703

muted

#7C7A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #523C15

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

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