#5E2C16#5E2C16
#5E2C16 is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.042; OKLCH L 35.7% C 0.080 H 43.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 11.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #5E2C16 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(94, 44, 22) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 62%, 23%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 77%, 37%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.2%, 76.6%, 63.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(24.45, 20.93, 24.27) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(24.45, 32.05, 49.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(35.65% 0.0586 0.0549) |
| OKLCH | oklch(35.65% 0.08 43.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(5.6621, 4.2397, 1.2791) |
| Luminance | 0.0424 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Chestnut
#742802
ΔE00 6.56
Chocolate Brown
#411900
ΔE00 7.08
Reddish Brown
#7F2B0A
ΔE00 8.00
Chocolate (survey)
#3D1C02
ΔE00 8.02
Reddy Brown
#6E1005
ΔE00 8.38
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 9.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#5E2C16 #16485E
analogous
#5E1624 #5E2C16 #5E5016
triadic
#5E2C16 #165E2C #2C165E
tetradic
#5E2C16 #245E16 #16485E #50165E
square
#5E2C16 #245E16 #16485E #50165E
split-complementary
#5E2C16 #165E50 #16245E
monochromatic
#190C06 #2C150A #5E2C16 #904322 #C15A2D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
11.36
#5E2C16 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
1.85
#5E2C16 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #5E2C16
11.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##5E2C16 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##5E2C16 | 1.00 | 11.36 | 1.85 | 11.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 11.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 1.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 11.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#3A3314
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#463E15
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#682227
Achromatopsia (no color)
#3A3A3A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #5e2c16; /* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 44, 22); /* oklch */ color: oklch(35.7% 0.080 43.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#906654',
500: '#5e2c16',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #5e2c16; $custom-light: #906654; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#5e2c16",
"rgb": {
"r": 94,
"g": 44,
"b": 22
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.333,
"s": 62.069,
"l": 22.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.35654,
"c": 0.08033,
"h": 43.1
},
"luminance": 0.04239
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#5E2C16
secondary
#3B7995
accent
#B3E543
background
#F9F6F4
surface
#F2EBE7
border
#CCC6C3
text
#0D0602
muted
#7E7A78