#5B4512#5B4512

#5B4512 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.065; OKLCH L 40.4% C 0.073 H 84.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 9.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5B4512
RGB	rgb(91, 69, 18)
HSL	hsl(42, 67%, 21%)
HSV	hsv(42, 80%, 36%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 24.2%, 80.2%, 64.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(30.70, 3.73, 32.72)
CIE-LCH	lch(30.70, 32.93, 83.50°)
OKLab	oklab(40.4% 0.0072 0.0722)
OKLCH	oklch(40.4% 0.073 84.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.5521, 6.5245, 1.4864)
Luminance	0.0652 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#5B4512 #12285B

analogous

#5B2112 #5B4512 #4D5B12

triadic

#5B4512 #125B45 #45125B

tetradic

#5B4512 #125B21 #12285B #5B124D

square

#5B4512 #125B21 #12285B #5B124D

split-complementary

#5B4512 #124D5B #21125B

monochromatic

#1A1305 #281E08 #5B4512 #8E6C1C #C19226

Accessibility & contrast

On white

9.11

#5B4512 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.30

#5B4512 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5B4512

9.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5B4512	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5B4512	1.00	9.11	2.30	9.11
#FFFFFF	9.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.30	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	9.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F450A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#544B14

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#633E3B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#484848

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5b4512;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(91, 69, 18);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.4% 0.073 84.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8d7854',
    500: '#5b4512',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5b4512;
$custom-light: #8d7854;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5b4512",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 91,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 18
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 41.918,
    "s": 66.972,
    "l": 21.373
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40396,
    "c": 0.07255,
    "h": 84.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.06524
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5B4512

secondary

#355293

accent

#72EA3E

background

#F8F7F4

surface

#F0EDE8

border

#CBC8C4

text

#0D0803

muted

#7D7B78

Preview Lab

Preview with #5B4512

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

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