#553B0E#553B0E

#553B0E is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.051; OKLCH L 37.3% C 0.069 H 76.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553B0E
RGB	rgb(85, 59, 14)
HSL	hsl(38, 72%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(38, 84%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.6%, 83.5%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(26.99, 6.78, 30.71)
CIE-LCH	lch(26.99, 31.45, 77.55°)
OKLab	oklab(37.31% 0.0159 0.0673)
OKLCH	oklch(37.31% 0.069 76.7)
XYZ	xyz(5.3899, 5.0914, 1.1142)
Luminance	0.0509 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553B0E #0E2855

analogous

#55180E #553B0E #4C550E

triadic

#553B0E #0E553B #3B0E55

tetradic

#553B0E #0E5518 #0E2855 #550E4C

square

#553B0E #0E5518 #0E2855 #550E4C

split-complementary

#553B0E #0E4C55 #180E55

monochromatic

#1A1204 #201705 #553B0E #8A5F17 #BE841F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.41

#553B0E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.02

#553B0E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553B0E

10.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553B0E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553B0E	1.00	10.41	2.02	10.41
#FFFFFF	10.41	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.41	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#453C07

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4B4210

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D3432

Achromatopsia (no color)

#404040

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553b0e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 59, 14);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(37.3% 0.069 76.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#887050',
    500: '#553b0e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553b0e;
$custom-light: #887050;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553b0e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 59,
    "b": 14
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 38.028,
    "s": 71.717,
    "l": 19.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37312,
    "c": 0.06911,
    "h": 76.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.05091
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553B0E

secondary

#30538F

accent

#7CEE39

background

#F8F6F4

surface

#F0ECE7

border

#CBC7C3

text

#0C0702

muted

#7D7A78

Preview Lab

Preview with #553B0E

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

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