#AA522C#AA522C

#AA522C is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.127 H 42.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA522C
RGB	rgb(170, 82, 44)
HSL	hsl(18, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(18, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.8%, 74.1%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.31, 33.38, 38.26)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.31, 50.77, 48.90°)
OKLab	oklab(54.11% 0.0932 0.0858)
OKLCH	oklch(54.11% 0.127 42.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.0514, 14.7649, 4.1764)
Luminance	0.1476 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA522C #2C84AA

analogous

#AA2C45 #AA522C #AA912C

triadic

#AA522C #2CAA52 #522CAA

tetradic

#AA522C #45AA2C #2C84AA #912CAA

square

#AA522C #45AA2C #2C84AA #912CAA

split-complementary

#AA522C #2CAA91 #2C45AA

monochromatic

#492313 #793B1F #AA522C #CF6E44 #DB9475

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#AA522C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#AA522C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA522C

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA522C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA522C	1.00	5.31	3.95	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A5F28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80732A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA404A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa522c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 82, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.127 42.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8467',
    500: '#aa522c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa522c;
$custom-light: #ca8467;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa522c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18.095,
    "s": 58.879,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54106,
    "c": 0.12666,
    "h": 42.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.14762
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA522C

secondary

#6FAAC3

accent

#B3E246

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#140B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA522C

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

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