#552D0F#552D0F

#552D0F is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.038; OKLCH L 34.3% C 0.072 H 54.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552D0F
RGB	rgb(85, 45, 15)
HSL	hsl(26, 70%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(26, 82%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.1%, 82.4%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.15, 15.71, 26.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.15, 30.75, 59.26°)
OKLab	oklab(34.33% 0.0424 0.0584)
OKLCH	oklch(34.33% 0.072 54)
XYZ	xyz(4.7713, 3.8431, 0.9424)
Luminance	0.0384 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552D0F #0F3755

analogous

#550F14 #552D0F #55500F

triadic

#552D0F #0F552D #2D0F55

tetradic

#552D0F #14550F #0F3755 #500F55

square

#552D0F #14550F #0F3755 #500F55

split-complementary

#552D0F #0F5550 #0F1455

monochromatic

#1A0E05 #211106 #552D0F #894918 #BD6421

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.87

#552D0F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.77

#552D0F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552D0F

11.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552D0F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552D0F	1.00	11.87	1.77	11.87
#FFFFFF	11.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.77	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#39320B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#423B0F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E2427

Achromatopsia (no color)

#373737

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552d0f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 45, 15);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.3% 0.072 54.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89664f',
    500: '#552d0f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552d0f;
$custom-light: #89664f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552d0f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 15
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 25.714,
    "s": 70,
    "l": 19.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34329,
    "c": 0.07214,
    "h": 54
  },
  "luminance": 0.03843
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552D0F

secondary

#31678F

accent

#A1ED3B

background

#F8F6F4

surface

#F0EBE7

border

#CBC6C3

text

#0C0602

muted

#7D7A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #552D0F

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

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