#AA4E2E#AA4E2E
#AA4E2E is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 53.5% C 0.130 H 39.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA4E2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 78, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 57%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 73%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.1%, 72.9%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.51, 35.56, 36.32) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.51, 50.83, 45.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.5% 0.1003 0.082) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.5% 0.13 39.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.7970, 14.1946, 4.2816) |
| Luminance | 0.1419 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 3.26
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.11
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.75
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 6.23
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 6.45
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA4E2E #2E8AAA
analogous
#AA2E4C #AA4E2E #AA8C2E
triadic
#AA4E2E #2EAA4E #4E2EAA
tetradic
#AA4E2E #4CAA2E #2E8AAA #8C2EAA
square
#AA4E2E #4CAA2E #2E8AAA #8C2EAA
split-complementary
#AA4E2E #2EAA8C #2E4CAA
monochromatic
#4A2214 #7A3821 #AA4E2E #CD6A48 #DA9178
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.47
#AA4E2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.84
#AA4E2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AA4E2E
5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA4E2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA4E2E | 1.00 | 5.47 | 3.84 | 5.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.47 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#675D2A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E712C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA3B47
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa4e2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 78, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.5% 0.130 39.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca8268',
500: '#aa4e2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa4e2e; $custom-light: #ca8268; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa4e2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 78,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.484,
"s": 57.407,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53504,
"c": 0.12953,
"h": 39.3
},
"luminance": 0.14192
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA4E2E
secondary
#71AEC3
accent
#B9E147
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FAEFEB
border
#D3CAC6
text
#140A06
muted
#837C7A