#523C16#523C16

#523C16 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 37.2% C 0.062 H 78.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523C16
RGB	rgb(82, 60, 22)
HSL	hsl(38, 58%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(38, 73%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 26.8%, 73.2%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.97, 5.08, 26.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.97, 27.01, 79.16°)
OKLab	oklab(37.23% 0.0124 0.0603)
OKLCH	oklch(37.23% 0.062 78.4)
XYZ	xyz(5.2407, 5.0839, 1.4642)
Luminance	0.0508 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523C16 #162C52

analogous

#521E16 #523C16 #4A5216

triadic

#523C16 #16523C #3C1652

tetradic

#523C16 #16521E #162C52 #52164A

square

#523C16 #16521E #162C52 #52164A

split-complementary

#523C16 #164A52 #1E1652

monochromatic

#181206 #221909 #523C16 #825F23 #B38330

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.41

#523C16 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.02

#523C16 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523C16

10.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523C16	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523C16	1.00	10.41	2.02	10.41
#FFFFFF	10.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#453D12

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A4217

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#593634

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523c16;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 60, 22);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.2% 0.062 78.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857155',
    500: '#523c16',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523c16;
$custom-light: #857155;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523c16",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 60,
    "b": 22
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 38,
    "s": 57.692,
    "l": 20.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37233,
    "c": 0.06157,
    "h": 78.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.05083
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523C16

secondary

#3A5789

accent

#7FE147

background

#F8F6F5

surface

#F0ECE9

border

#CBC7C5

text

#0B0703

muted

#7C7A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #523C16

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

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