#523D12#523D12

#523D12 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.052; OKLCH L 37.4% C 0.065 H 81.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#523D12
RGB	rgb(82, 61, 18)
HSL	hsl(40, 64%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(40, 78%, 32%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 25.6%, 78%, 67.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.23, 4.18, 28.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.23, 29.19, 81.76°)
OKLab	oklab(37.42% 0.0091 0.0645)
OKLCH	oklch(37.42% 0.065 81.9)
XYZ	xyz(5.2579, 5.1754, 1.2942)
Luminance	0.0517 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#523D12 #122752

analogous

#521D12 #523D12 #475212

triadic

#523D12 #12523D #3D1252

tetradic

#523D12 #12521D #122752 #521247

square

#523D12 #12521D #122752 #521247

split-complementary

#523D12 #124752 #1D1252

monochromatic

#191306 #201807 #523D12 #84621D #B68828

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.32

#523D12 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.04

#523D12 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #523D12

10.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##523D12	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##523D12	1.00	10.32	2.04	10.32
#FFFFFF	10.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#463D0C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B4314

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5A3734

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #523d12;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(82, 61, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.4% 0.065 81.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#867253',
    500: '#523d12',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #523d12;
$custom-light: #867253;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#523d12",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 82,
    "g": 61,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 40.313,
    "s": 64,
    "l": 19.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37421,
    "c": 0.06515,
    "h": 81.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.05175
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#523D12

secondary

#35518B

accent

#77E741

background

#F8F6F4

surface

#F0ECE7

border

#CBC7C3

text

#0B0702

muted

#7C7A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #523D12

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

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