#AA522B#AA522B

#AA522B is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.127 H 43.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA522B
RGB	rgb(170, 82, 43)
HSL	hsl(18, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(18, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.8%, 74.7%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.30, 33.33, 38.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.30, 51.13, 49.31°)
OKLab	oklab(54.1% 0.0929 0.0866)
OKLCH	oklch(54.1% 0.127 43)
XYZ	xyz(20.0328, 14.7575, 4.0786)
Luminance	0.1475 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA522B #2B83AA

analogous

#AA2B44 #AA522B #AA922B

triadic

#AA522B #2BAA52 #522BAA

tetradic

#AA522B #44AA2B #2B83AA #922BAA

square

#AA522B #44AA2B #2B83AA #922BAA

split-complementary

#AA522B #2BAA92 #2B44AA

monochromatic

#482312 #793A1F #AA522B #CF6E43 #DC9474

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#AA522B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#AA522B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA522B

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA522B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA522B	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A5F26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807329

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA404A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa522b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 82, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.127 43.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8466',
    500: '#aa522b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa522b;
$custom-light: #ca8466;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa522b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18.425,
    "s": 59.624,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54095,
    "c": 0.12702,
    "h": 43
  },
  "luminance": 0.14755
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA522B

secondary

#6EA9C3

accent

#B2E345

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#140B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA522B

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

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