#554B40#554B40

#554B40 is a dark, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.073; OKLCH L 41.9% C 0.022 H 69.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.51:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#554B40
RGB	rgb(85, 75, 64)
HSL	hsl(31, 14%, 29%)
HSV	hsv(31, 25%, 33%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 11.8%, 24.7%, 66.7%)
CIE-LAB	lab(32.55, 2.15, 8.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(32.55, 8.37, 75.11°)
OKLab	oklab(41.94% 0.0077 0.0209)
OKLCH	oklch(41.94% 0.022 69.8)
XYZ	xyz(7.1878, 7.3338, 5.8864)
Luminance	0.0733 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#554B40 #404A55

analogous

#554140 #554B40 #555540

triadic

#554B40 #40554B #4B4055

tetradic

#554B40 #405541 #404A55 #554055

square

#554B40 #405541 #404A55 #554055

split-complementary

#554B40 #405555 #414055

monochromatic

#110F0D #322C26 #554B40 #786A5A #998977

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.51

#554B40 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.47

#554B40 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #554B40

8.51:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##554B40	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##554B40	1.00	8.51	2.47	8.51
#FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.47	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.51	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4B3F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#514D40

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#594948

Achromatopsia (no color)

#4D4D4D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #554b40;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 75, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(41.9% 0.022 69.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#857d74',
    500: '#554b40',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #554b40;
$custom-light: #857d74;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#554b40",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 85,
    "g": 75,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 31.429,
    "s": 14.094,
    "l": 29.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.4194,
    "c": 0.02221,
    "h": 69.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.07334
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#554B40

secondary

#6D7884

accent

#92B771

background

#F8F7F7

surface

#EFEEED

border

#CAC9C8

text

#0B0908

muted

#7C7B7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #554B40

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

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