#542E1C#542E1C

#542E1C is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 34.6% C 0.063 H 45.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#542E1C
RGB	rgb(84, 46, 28)
HSL	hsl(19, 50%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(19, 67%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.2%, 66.7%, 67.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.42, 15.47, 18.96)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.42, 24.48, 50.79°)
OKLab	oklab(34.56% 0.0442 0.0448)
OKLCH	oklch(34.56% 0.063 45.4)
XYZ	xyz(4.8431, 3.9231, 1.6006)
Luminance	0.0392 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#542E1C #1C4254

analogous

#541C26 #542E1C #544A1C

triadic

#542E1C #1C542E #2E1C54

tetradic

#542E1C #26541C #1C4254 #4A1C54

square

#542E1C #26541C #1C4254 #4A1C54

split-complementary

#542E1C #1C544A #1C2654

monochromatic

#170D08 #26150D #542E1C #82472B #B0603B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.77

#542E1C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.78

#542E1C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #542E1C

11.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##542E1C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##542E1C	1.00	11.77	1.78	11.77
#FFFFFF	11.77	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.77	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#38331A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#413B1C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C272A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #542e1c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(84, 46, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.6% 0.063 45.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#876758',
    500: '#542e1c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #542e1c;
$custom-light: #876758;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#542e1c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 84,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 19.286,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 21.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34557,
    "c": 0.06295,
    "h": 45.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.03923
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#542E1C

secondary

#42738A

accent

#ADDA4E

background

#F8F6F5

surface

#F0EBE9

border

#CBC6C5

text

#0C0603

muted

#7D7A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #542E1C

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

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