#5E451C#5E451C

#5E451C is a dark, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.067; OKLCH L 40.9% C 0.066 H 77.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 8.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#5E451C
RGB	rgb(94, 69, 28)
HSL	hsl(37, 54%, 24%)
HSV	hsv(37, 70%, 37%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 26.6%, 70.2%, 63.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(31.16, 5.84, 28.29)
CIE-LCH	lch(31.16, 28.88, 78.33°)
OKLab	oklab(40.87% 0.0146 0.0647)
OKLCH	oklch(40.87% 0.066 77.3)
XYZ	xyz(6.9542, 6.7203, 2.0293)
Luminance	0.0672 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#5E451C #1C355E

analogous

#5E241C #5E451C #565E1C

triadic

#5E451C #1C5E45 #451C5E

tetradic

#5E451C #1C5E24 #1C355E #5E1C56

square

#5E451C #1C5E24 #1C355E #5E1C56

split-complementary

#5E451C #1C565E #241C5E

monochromatic

#181107 #2F220E #5E451C #8D682A #BC8A38

Accessibility & contrast

On white

8.96

#5E451C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓

On black

2.34

#5E451C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #5E451C

8.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##5E451C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##5E451C	1.00	8.96	2.34	8.96
#FFFFFF	8.96	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	2.34	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	8.96	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#4F4618

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#544C1D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#663E3C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#494949

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #5e451c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(94, 69, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(40.9% 0.066 77.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#8e785a',
    500: '#5e451c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #5e451c;
$custom-light: #8e785a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#5e451c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 94,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 37.273,
    "s": 54.098,
    "l": 23.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.40872,
    "c": 0.06633,
    "h": 77.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.0672
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#5E451C

secondary

#426193

accent

#82DD4A

background

#F9F7F5

surface

#F1EDE9

border

#CBC8C5

text

#0D0904

muted

#7E7B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #5E451C

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

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