#553A0E#553A0E

#553A0E is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.050; OKLCH L 37.1% C 0.069 H 75.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553A0E
RGB	rgb(85, 58, 14)
HSL	hsl(37, 72%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(37, 84%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 31.8%, 83.5%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.71, 7.42, 30.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.71, 31.32, 76.30°)
OKLab	oklab(37.09% 0.0177 0.0667)
OKLCH	oklch(37.09% 0.069 75.1)
XYZ	xyz(5.3390, 4.9896, 1.0973)
Luminance	0.0499 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553A0E #0E2955

analogous

#55170E #553A0E #4D550E

triadic

#553A0E #0E553A #3A0E55

tetradic

#553A0E #0E5517 #0E2955 #550E4D

square

#553A0E #0E5517 #0E2955 #550E4D

split-complementary

#553A0E #0E4D55 #170E55

monochromatic

#1A1204 #201605 #553A0E #8A5E17 #BE821F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.51

#553A0E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.00

#553A0E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553A0E

10.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553A0E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553A0E	1.00	10.51	2.00	10.51
#FFFFFF	10.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.00	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#443B07

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4A4210

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D3331

Achromatopsia (no color)

#3F3F3F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553a0e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 58, 14);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.1% 0.069 75.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#887050',
    500: '#553a0e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553a0e;
$custom-light: #887050;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553a0e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 58,
    "b": 14
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 37.183,
    "s": 71.717,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37087,
    "c": 0.06899,
    "h": 75.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.04989
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553A0E

secondary

#30548F

accent

#7EEE39

background

#F8F6F4

surface

#F0ECE7

border

#CBC7C3

text

#0C0702

muted

#7D7A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #553A0E

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

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