#AA542F#AA542F

#AA542F is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.124 H 42.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA542F
RGB	rgb(170, 84, 47)
HSL	hsl(18, 57%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(18, 72%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.6%, 72.4%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.76, 32.47, 37.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.76, 49.35, 48.85°)
OKLab	oklab(54.46% 0.091 0.084)
OKLCH	oklch(54.46% 0.124 42.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.2629, 15.0944, 4.5352)
Luminance	0.1509 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA542F #2F85AA

analogous

#AA2F47 #AA542F #AA922F

triadic

#AA542F #2FAA54 #542FAA

tetradic

#AA542F #47AA2F #2F85AA #922FAA

square

#AA542F #47AA2F #2F85AA #922FAA

split-complementary

#AA542F #2FAA92 #2F47AA

monochromatic

#4A2514 #7A3C22 #AA542F #CD7149 #DA9679

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#AA542F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#AA542F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA542F

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA542F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA542F	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)

#6C612B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80742D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA424C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa542f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 84, 47);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.124 42.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c98669',
    500: '#aa542f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa542f;
$custom-light: #c98669;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa542f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 47
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18.049,
    "s": 56.682,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54462,
    "c": 0.12385,
    "h": 42.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15092
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA542F

secondary

#72AAC2

accent

#B2E048

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#140B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA542F

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

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