#55220E#55220E

#55220E is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.031; OKLCH L 32.3% C 0.082 H 40.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 12.95:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55220E
RGB	rgb(85, 34, 14)
HSL	hsl(17, 72%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(17, 84%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60%, 83.5%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(20.47, 22.31, 24.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(20.47, 32.83, 47.19°)
OKLab	oklab(32.28% 0.0622 0.0534)
OKLCH	oklch(32.28% 0.082 40.7)
XYZ	xyz(4.3981, 3.1076, 0.7836)
Luminance	0.0311 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55220E #0E4155

analogous

#550E1E #55220E #55460E

triadic

#55220E #0E5522 #220E55

tetradic

#55220E #1E550E #0E4155 #460E55

square

#55220E #1E550E #0E4155 #460E55

split-complementary

#55220E #0E5546 #0E1E55

monochromatic

#1A0B04 #200D05 #55220E #8A3717 #BE4C1F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

12.95

#55220E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.62

#55220E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55220E

12.95:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55220E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55220E	1.00	12.95	1.62	12.95
#FFFFFF	12.95	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.62	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	12.95	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#302A0B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#3D360D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E171E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#313131

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55220e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 34, 14);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(32.3% 0.082 40.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8a5f4e',
    500: '#55220e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55220e;
$custom-light: #8a5f4e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55220e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 34,
    "b": 14
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.901,
    "s": 71.717,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.32279,
    "c": 0.08197,
    "h": 40.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.03107
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55220E

secondary

#30748F

accent

#BBEE39

background

#F8F5F4

surface

#F0E9E7

border

#CBC5C3

text

#0D0401

muted

#7D7977

Preview Lab

Preview with #55220E

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

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