#552D1D#552D1D

#552D1D is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 34.5% C 0.065 H 42.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552D1D
RGB	rgb(85, 45, 29)
HSL	hsl(17, 49%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(17, 66%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.1%, 65.9%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.33, 16.65, 18.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.33, 24.71, 47.63°)
OKLab	oklab(34.53% 0.0479 0.0434)
OKLCH	oklch(34.53% 0.065 42.2)
XYZ	xyz(4.9068, 3.8973, 1.6560)
Luminance	0.0390 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552D1D #1D4555

analogous

#551D29 #552D1D #55491D

triadic

#552D1D #1D552D #2D1D55

tetradic

#552D1D #29551D #1D4555 #491D55

square

#552D1D #29551D #1D4555 #491D55

split-complementary

#552D1D #1D5549 #1D2955

monochromatic

#170C08 #27150D #552D1D #83452D #B05D3C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.80

#552D1D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.78

#552D1D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552D1D

11.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552D1D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552D1D	1.00	11.80	1.78	11.80
#FFFFFF	11.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#38321C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#413B1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D2629

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552d1d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 45, 29);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.5% 0.065 42.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#886659',
    500: '#552d1d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552d1d;
$custom-light: #886659;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552d1d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 45,
    "b": 29
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.143,
    "s": 49.123,
    "l": 22.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.34529,
    "c": 0.06459,
    "h": 42.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.03897
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552D1D

secondary

#44768A

accent

#B1D94F

background

#F8F6F5

surface

#F0EBE9

border

#CBC6C5

text

#0C0603

muted

#7D7A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #552D1D

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

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