#55451C#55451C

#55451C is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.063; OKLCH L 39.8% C 0.062 H 88.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#55451C
RGB	rgb(85, 69, 28)
HSL	hsl(43, 50%, 22%)
HSV	hsv(43, 67%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18.8%, 67.1%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.09, 1.36, 26.79)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.09, 26.83, 87.10°)
OKLab	oklab(39.78% 0.0022 0.0618)
OKLCH	oklch(39.78% 0.062 88)
XYZ	xyz(6.0843, 6.2717, 1.9885)
Luminance	0.0627 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#55451C #1C2C55

analogous

#55291C #55451C #49551C

triadic

#55451C #1C5545 #451C55

tetradic

#55451C #1C5529 #1C2C55 #551C49

square

#55451C #1C5529 #1C2C55 #551C49

split-complementary

#55451C #1C4955 #291C55

monochromatic

#171308 #27200D #55451C #836A2B #B1903A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.32

#55451C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.25

#55451C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #55451C

9.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##55451C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##55451C	1.00	9.32	2.25	9.32
#FFFFFF	9.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.25	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4D4418

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#51491E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#5C3F3C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#474747

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #55451c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 69, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(39.8% 0.062 88.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#87785a',
    500: '#55451c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #55451c;
$custom-light: #87785a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#55451c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 43.158,
    "s": 50.442,
    "l": 22.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.39784,
    "c": 0.06185,
    "h": 88
  },
  "luminance": 0.06271
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#55451C

secondary

#42578B

accent

#75DA4E

background

#F8F7F5

surface

#F0EDE9

border

#CBC8C5

text

#0B0804

muted

#7C7B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #55451C

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

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