#AA512D#AA512D

#AA512D is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.127 H 41.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA512D
RGB	rgb(170, 81, 45)
HSL	hsl(17, 58%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(17, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.4%, 73.5%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.11, 33.95, 37.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.11, 50.60, 47.85°)
OKLab	oklab(53.96% 0.0951 0.0844)
OKLCH	oklch(53.96% 0.127 41.6)
XYZ	xyz(19.9956, 14.6228, 4.2516)
Luminance	0.1462 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA512D #2D86AA

analogous

#AA2D47 #AA512D #AA902D

triadic

#AA512D #2DAA51 #512DAA

tetradic

#AA512D #47AA2D #2D86AA #902DAA

square

#AA512D #47AA2D #2D86AA #902DAA

split-complementary

#AA512D #2DAA90 #2D47AA

monochromatic

#492313 #7A3A20 #AA512D #CE6D46 #DB9377

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.35

#AA512D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#AA512D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA512D

5.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA512D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA512D	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)

#695F29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F722B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA3F49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa512d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 81, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.127 41.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8468',
    500: '#aa512d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa512d;
$custom-light: #ca8468;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa512d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.28,
    "s": 58.14,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53959,
    "c": 0.12717,
    "h": 41.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1462
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA512D

secondary

#70ABC3

accent

#B5E146

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#140B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA512D

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

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