#552E0F#552E0F

#552E0F is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.039; OKLCH L 34.5% C 0.072 H 55.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#552E0F
RGB	rgb(85, 46, 15)
HSL	hsl(27, 70%, 20%)
HSV	hsv(27, 82%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.9%, 82.4%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(23.41, 15.09, 26.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(23.41, 30.66, 60.52°)
OKLab	oklab(34.53% 0.0405 0.0589)
OKLCH	oklch(34.53% 0.072 55.5)
XYZ	xyz(4.8099, 3.9203, 0.9552)
Luminance	0.0392 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#552E0F #0F3655

analogous

#550F13 #552E0F #55510F

triadic

#552E0F #0F552E #2E0F55

tetradic

#552E0F #13550F #0F3655 #510F55

square

#552E0F #13550F #0F3655 #510F55

split-complementary

#552E0F #0F5551 #0F1355

monochromatic

#1A0E05 #211206 #552E0F #894A18 #BD6621

Accessibility & contrast

On white

11.77

#552E0F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

1.78

#552E0F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #552E0F

11.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##552E0F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##552E0F	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)

#3A320B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#433B0F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5E2628

Achromatopsia (no color)

#383838

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #552e0f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 46, 15);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(34.5% 0.072 55.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#89674f',
    500: '#552e0f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #552e0f;
$custom-light: #89674f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#552e0f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 46,
    "b": 15
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 26.571,
    "s": 70,
    "l": 19.608
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.3453,
    "c": 0.07152,
    "h": 55.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.0392
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#552E0F

secondary

#31658F

accent

#9EED3B

background

#F8F6F4

surface

#F0EBE7

border

#CBC6C3

text

#0C0602

muted

#7D7A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #552E0F

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

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