#AA522E#AA522E

#AA522E is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.1% C 0.126 H 41.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA522E
RGB	rgb(170, 82, 46)
HSL	hsl(17, 57%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(17, 73%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.8%, 72.9%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.33, 33.48, 37.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.33, 50.06, 48.03°)
OKLab	oklab(54.13% 0.0939 0.084)
OKLCH	oklch(54.13% 0.126 41.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.0899, 14.7803, 4.3792)
Luminance	0.1478 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA522E #2E86AA

analogous

#AA2E48 #AA522E #AA902E

triadic

#AA522E #2EAA52 #522EAA

tetradic

#AA522E #48AA2E #2E86AA #902EAA

square

#AA522E #48AA2E #2E86AA #902EAA

split-complementary

#AA522E #2EAA90 #2E48AA

monochromatic

#4A2414 #7A3B21 #AA522E #CD6F48 #DA9578

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.31

#AA522E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#AA522E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA522E

5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA522E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA522E	1.00	5.31	3.96	5.31
#FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.31	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A5F2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80732C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA404A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa522e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 82, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.1% 0.126 41.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c98468',
    500: '#aa522e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa522e;
$custom-light: #c98468;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa522e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.419,
    "s": 57.407,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54129,
    "c": 0.12593,
    "h": 41.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14778
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA522E

secondary

#71ABC3

accent

#B4E147

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#140B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA522E

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

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