#553E0D#553E0D

#553E0D is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.054; OKLCH L 38.0% C 0.070 H 81.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 10.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#553E0D
RGB	rgb(85, 62, 13)
HSL	hsl(41, 73%, 19%)
HSV	hsv(41, 85%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 27.1%, 84.7%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(27.86, 4.83, 31.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(27.86, 32.33, 81.41°)
OKLab	oklab(37.99% 0.0101 0.0697)
OKLCH	oklch(37.99% 0.07 81.8)
XYZ	xyz(5.5420, 5.4060, 1.1323)
Luminance	0.0541 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#553E0D #0D2455

analogous

#551A0D #553E0D #48550D

triadic

#553E0D #0D553E #3E0D55

tetradic

#553E0D #0D551A #0D2455 #550D48

square

#553E0D #0D551A #0D2455 #550D48

split-complementary

#553E0D #0D4855 #1A0D55

monochromatic

#1B1304 #201705 #553E0D #8A6515 #BF8B1D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

10.09

#553E0D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.08

#553E0D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #553E0D

10.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##553E0D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##553E0D	1.00	10.09	2.08	10.09
#FFFFFF	10.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	10.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#473E05

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#4D440F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5D3734

Achromatopsia (no color)

#424242

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #553e0d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 62, 13);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(38.0% 0.070 81.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#887350',
    500: '#553e0d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #553e0d;
$custom-light: #887350;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#553e0d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 62,
    "b": 13
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 40.833,
    "s": 73.469,
    "l": 19.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.37989,
    "c": 0.07044,
    "h": 81.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.05406
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#553E0D

secondary

#2E4D90

accent

#73F038

background

#F8F6F4

surface

#F0ECE7

border

#CBC7C3

text

#0C0802

muted

#7D7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #553E0D

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

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