#AA512C#AA512C

#AA512C is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.128 H 42.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA512C
RGB	rgb(170, 81, 44)
HSL	hsl(18, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(18, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.4%, 74.1%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.10, 33.91, 38.03)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.10, 50.95, 48.29°)
OKLab	oklab(53.95% 0.0948 0.0853)
OKLCH	oklch(53.95% 0.128 42)
XYZ	xyz(19.9765, 14.6152, 4.1514)
Luminance	0.1461 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA512C #2C85AA

analogous

#AA2C46 #AA512C #AA902C

triadic

#AA512C #2CAA51 #512CAA

tetradic

#AA512C #46AA2C #2C85AA #902CAA

square

#AA512C #46AA2C #2C85AA #902CAA

split-complementary

#AA512C #2CAA90 #2C46AA

monochromatic

#492313 #793A1F #AA512C #CF6D44 #DB9375

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#AA512C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#AA512C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA512C

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA512C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA512C	1.00	5.35	3.92	5.35
#FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.35	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695F28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F722A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA3E49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa512c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 81, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.128 42.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8467',
    500: '#aa512c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa512c;
$custom-light: #ca8467;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa512c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.619,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53948,
    "c": 0.12753,
    "h": 42
  },
  "luminance": 0.14613
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA512C

secondary

#6FAAC3

accent

#B4E246

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#140B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA512C

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

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