#542C12#542C12

#542C12 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.037; OKLCH L 34.0% C 0.070 H 51.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542C12
RGB	rgb(84, 44, 18)
HSL	hsl(24, 65%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(24, 79%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.6%, 78.6%, 67.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.76, 16.02, 24.30)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.76, 29.11, 56.61°)
OKLab	oklab(34.01% 0.044 0.0546)
OKLCH	oklch(34.01% 0.07 51.2)
XYZ	xyz(4.6664, 3.7304, 1.0464)
Luminance	0.0373 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542C12 #123A54

analogous

#541219 #542C12 #544D12

triadic

#542C12 #12542C #2C1254

tetradic

#542C12 #195412 #123A54 #4D1254

square

#542C12 #195412 #123A54 #4D1254

split-complementary

#542C12 #12544D #121954

monochromatic

#190D05 #221207 #542C12 #86461D #B96128

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.03

#542C12 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.75

#542C12 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542C12

12.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542C12	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542C12	1.00	12.03	1.75	12.03
#FFFFFF	12.03	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.03	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#37310F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#413A12

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D2426

Achromatopsia (no color)

#363636

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542c12;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 44, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.0% 0.070 51.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#886551',
    500: '#542c12',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542c12;
$custom-light: #886551;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542c12",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.636,
    "s": 64.706,
    "l": 20
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34009,
    "c": 0.07012,
    "h": 51.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.0373
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542C12

secondary

#356A8D

accent

#A6E840

background

#F8F6F4

surface

#F0EBE7

border

#CBC6C3

text

#0C0502

muted

#7D7A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #542C12

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

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