#542C19#542C19

#542C19 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 34.1% C 0.066 H 45.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542C19
RGB	rgb(84, 44, 25)
HSL	hsl(19, 54%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(19, 70%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.6%, 70.2%, 67.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(22.85, 16.49, 20.18)
CIE-LCH	lch(22.85, 26.06, 50.75°)
OKLab	oklab(34.11% 0.0467 0.0471)
OKLCH	oklch(34.11% 0.066 45.2)
XYZ	xyz(4.7327, 3.7569, 1.3954)
Luminance	0.0376 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542C19 #194154

analogous

#541924 #542C19 #544A19

triadic

#542C19 #19542C #2C1954

tetradic

#542C19 #245419 #194154 #4A1954

square

#542C19 #245419 #194154 #4A1954

split-complementary

#542C19 #19544A #192454

monochromatic

#180C07 #25130B #542C19 #834527 #B25D35

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.99

#542C19 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.75

#542C19 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542C19

11.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542C19	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542C19	1.00	11.99	1.75	11.99
#FFFFFF	11.99	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.75	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.99	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#373117

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#403A19

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C2428

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542c19;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 44, 25);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.1% 0.066 45.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#886556',
    500: '#542c19',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542c19;
$custom-light: #886556;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542c19",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 44,
    "b": 25
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 19.322,
    "s": 54.128,
    "l": 21.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34109,
    "c": 0.06633,
    "h": 45.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.03756
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542C19

secondary

#3E728A

accent

#AEDD4A

background

#F8F6F5

surface

#F0EBE9

border

#CBC6C5

text

#0C0503

muted

#7D7A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #542C19

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

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