#AA542E#AA542E

#AA542E is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.124 H 43.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA542E
RGB	rgb(170, 84, 46)
HSL	hsl(18, 57%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(18, 73%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.6%, 72.9%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.75, 32.42, 37.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.75, 49.71, 49.29°)
OKLab	oklab(54.45% 0.0906 0.0849)
OKLCH	oklch(54.45% 0.124 43.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.2429, 15.0864, 4.4302)
Luminance	0.1508 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA542E #2E84AA

analogous

#AA2E46 #AA542E #AA922E

triadic

#AA542E #2EAA54 #542EAA

tetradic

#AA542E #46AA2E #2E84AA #922EAA

square

#AA542E #46AA2E #2E84AA #922EAA

split-complementary

#AA542E #2EAA92 #2E46AA

monochromatic

#4A2414 #7A3C21 #AA542E #CD7148 #DA9678

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#AA542E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#AA542E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA542E

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA542E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA542E	1.00	5.23	4.02	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C612A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81742C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA424C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa542e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 84, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.124 43.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c98668',
    500: '#aa542e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa542e;
$custom-light: #c98668;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa542e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18.387,
    "s": 57.407,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5445,
    "c": 0.12422,
    "h": 43.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15084
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA542E

secondary

#71AAC3

accent

#B2E147

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#140B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA542E

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

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