#AA5231#AA5231

#AA5231 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.125 H 40.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA5231
RGB	rgb(170, 82, 49)
HSL	hsl(16, 55%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(16, 71%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.8%, 71.2%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.37, 33.63, 35.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.37, 49.00, 46.66°)
OKLab	oklab(54.17% 0.0949 0.0811)
OKLCH	oklch(54.17% 0.125 40.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.1511, 14.8048, 4.7016)
Luminance	0.1480 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA5231 #3189AA

analogous

#AA314C #AA5231 #AA8F31

triadic

#AA5231 #31AA52 #5231AA

tetradic

#AA5231 #4CAA31 #3189AA #8F31AA

square

#AA5231 #4CAA31 #3189AA #8F31AA

split-complementary

#AA5231 #31AA8F #314CAA

monochromatic

#4B2416 #7A3B23 #AA5231 #CC6F4D #D9967C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#AA5231 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#AA5231 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA5231

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA5231	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA5231	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A5F2D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F732F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA404B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa5231;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 82, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.125 40.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c9846a',
    500: '#aa5231',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa5231;
$custom-light: #c9846a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa5231",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.364,
    "s": 55.251,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54166,
    "c": 0.12484,
    "h": 40.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA5231

secondary

#75ADC2

accent

#B6DF49

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#140B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA5231

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

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