#554E40#554E40
#554E40 is a dark, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.077; OKLCH L 42.6% C 0.024 H 84.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #554E40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(85, 78, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 14%, 29%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 25%, 33%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 8.2%, 24.7%, 66.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(33.46, 0.28, 9.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(33.46, 9.36, 88.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(42.65% 0.0023 0.024) |
| OKLCH | oklch(42.65% 0.024 84.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(7.3961, 7.7504, 5.9559) |
| Luminance | 0.0775 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Walnut
#5C4A3D
ΔE00 6.58
Umber
#635147
ΔE00 7.52
Espresso
#4B382A
ΔE00 9.72
Charcoal Grey
#3C4142
ΔE00 10.71
Dark Grey
#363737
ΔE00 11.24
Charcoal (survey)
#343837
ΔE00 11.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#554E40 #404755
analogous
#554440 #554E40 #525540
triadic
#554E40 #40554E #4E4055
tetradic
#554E40 #405544 #404755 #554052
square
#554E40 #405544 #404755 #554052
split-complementary
#554E40 #405255 #444055
monochromatic
#11100D #322E26 #554E40 #786E5A #998D77
Accessibility & contrast
On white
8.24
#554E40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.55
#554E40 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #554E40
8.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##554E40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##554E40 | 1.00 | 8.24 | 2.55 | 8.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 8.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 8.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#524E3F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#534F40
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#594C4A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#4F4F4F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #554e40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(85, 78, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(42.6% 0.024 84.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#857f74',
500: '#554e40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #554e40; $custom-light: #857f74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#554e40",
"rgb": {
"r": 85,
"g": 78,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40,
"s": 14.094,
"l": 29.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.4265,
"c": 0.02408,
"h": 84.5
},
"luminance": 0.0775
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#554E40
secondary
#6D7484
accent
#88B771
background
#F8F7F7
surface
#EFEEED
border
#CAC9C8
text
#0B0A08
muted
#7C7C7B