#AA512B#AA512B
#AA512B is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.128 H 42.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA512B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 81, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 60%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 75%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.4%, 74.7%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.09, 33.86, 38.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.09, 51.31, 48.71°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.94% 0.0945 0.0862) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.94% 0.128 42.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.9580, 14.6078, 4.0536) |
| Luminance | 0.1461 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 2.28
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 4.78
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.79
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 4.88
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 5.27
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA512B #2B84AA
analogous
#AA2B45 #AA512B #AA912B
triadic
#AA512B #2BAA51 #512BAA
tetradic
#AA512B #45AA2B #2B84AA #912BAA
square
#AA512B #45AA2B #2B84AA #912BAA
split-complementary
#AA512B #2BAA91 #2B45AA
monochromatic
#482212 #793A1F #AA512B #CF6D43 #DC9374
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.36
#AA512B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.92
#AA512B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AA512B
5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA512B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA512B | 1.00 | 5.36 | 3.92 | 5.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.92 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A5E27
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F7229
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB3E49
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa512b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 81, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.128 42.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca8466',
500: '#aa512b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa512b; $custom-light: #ca8466; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa512b",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 81,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.953,
"s": 59.624,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53936,
"c": 0.12787,
"h": 42.4
},
"luminance": 0.14605
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA512B
secondary
#6EAAC3
accent
#B4E345
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FAEFEB
border
#D3CAC6
text
#140B06
muted
#837C7A