#552E0E#552E0E

#552E0E is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 34.5% C 0.072 H 56.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552E0E
RGB	rgb(85, 46, 14)
HSL	hsl(27, 72%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(27, 84%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.9%, 83.5%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.40, 15.04, 27.20)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.40, 31.08, 61.06°)
OKLab	oklab(34.52% 0.0402 0.0598)
OKLCH	oklch(34.52% 0.072 56.1)
XYZ	xyz(4.8030, 3.9175, 0.9186)
Luminance	0.0392 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552E0E #0E3555

analogous

#550E12 #552E0E #55520E

triadic

#552E0E #0E552E #2E0E55

tetradic

#552E0E #12550E #0E3555 #520E55

square

#552E0E #12550E #0E3555 #520E55

split-complementary

#552E0E #0E5552 #0E1255

monochromatic

#1A0E04 #201205 #552E0E #8A4A17 #BE671F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.78

#552E0E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.78

#552E0E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552E0E

11.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552E0E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552E0E	1.00	11.78	1.78	11.78
#FFFFFF	11.78	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	1.78	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	11.78	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#3A320A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#433B0E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E2627

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552e0e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 46, 14);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.5% 0.072 56.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89674f',
    500: '#552e0e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552e0e;
$custom-light: #89674f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552e0e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 14
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 27.042,
    "s": 71.717,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3452,
    "c": 0.07204,
    "h": 56.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.03917
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552E0E

secondary

#30648F

accent

#9DEE39

background

#F8F6F4

surface

#F0EBE7

border

#CBC6C3

text

#0C0602

muted

#7D7A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #552E0E

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

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