#AA542B#AA542B

#AA542B is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.125 H 44.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA542B
RGB	rgb(170, 84, 43)
HSL	hsl(19, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(19, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.6%, 74.7%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.72, 32.27, 39.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.72, 50.79, 50.55°)
OKLab	oklab(54.42% 0.0897 0.0876)
OKLCH	oklch(54.42% 0.125 44.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.1858, 15.0636, 4.1296)
Luminance	0.1506 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#AA542B #2B81AA

analogous

#AA2B42 #AA542B #AA942B

triadic

#AA542B #2BAA54 #542BAA

tetradic

#AA542B #42AA2B #2B81AA #942BAA

square

#AA542B #42AA2B #2B81AA #942BAA

split-complementary

#AA542B #2BAA94 #2B42AA

monochromatic

#482412 #793C1F #AA542B #CF7043 #DC9574

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#AA542B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#AA542B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA542B

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA542B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA542B	1.00	5.23	4.01	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6026

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817429

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA424B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa542b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 84, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.125 44.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8666',
    500: '#aa542b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa542b;
$custom-light: #ca8666;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa542b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 19.37,
    "s": 59.624,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54416,
    "c": 0.12535,
    "h": 44.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15061
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA542B

secondary

#6EA8C3

accent

#B0E345

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#140B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA542B

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

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