#AA522D#AA522D

#AA522D is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.126 H 42.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA522D
RGB	rgb(170, 82, 45)
HSL	hsl(18, 58%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(18, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.8%, 73.5%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.32, 33.43, 37.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.32, 50.42, 48.47°)
OKLab	oklab(54.12% 0.0935 0.0849)
OKLCH	oklch(54.12% 0.126 42.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.0704, 14.7726, 4.2766)
Luminance	0.1477 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA522D #2D85AA

analogous

#AA2D46 #AA522D #AA912D

triadic

#AA522D #2DAA52 #522DAA

tetradic

#AA522D #46AA2D #2D85AA #912DAA

square

#AA522D #46AA2D #2D85AA #912DAA

split-complementary

#AA522D #2DAA91 #2D46AA

monochromatic

#492313 #7A3B20 #AA522D #CE6E46 #DB9477

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#AA522D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#AA522D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA522D

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA522D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA522D	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)

#6A5F29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80732B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA404A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa522d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 82, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.126 42.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8468',
    500: '#aa522d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa522d;
$custom-light: #ca8468;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa522d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.76,
    "s": 58.14,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54117,
    "c": 0.1263,
    "h": 42.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1477
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA522D

secondary

#70AAC3

accent

#B4E146

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#140B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA522D

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

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