#AA552B#AA552B

#AA552B is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.125 H 45.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA552B
RGB	rgb(170, 85, 43)
HSL	hsl(20, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(20, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50%, 74.7%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.93, 31.74, 39.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.93, 50.63, 51.18°)
OKLab	oklab(54.58% 0.0881 0.0881)
OKLCH	oklch(54.58% 0.125 45)
XYZ	xyz(20.2640, 15.2199, 4.1557)
Luminance	0.1522 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA552B #2B80AA

analogous

#AA2B40 #AA552B #AA952B

triadic

#AA552B #2BAA55 #552BAA

tetradic

#AA552B #40AA2B #2B80AA #952BAA

square

#AA552B #40AA2B #2B80AA #952BAA

split-complementary

#AA552B #2BAA95 #2B40AA

monochromatic

#482412 #793D1F #AA552B #CF7143 #DC9674

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#AA552B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#AA552B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA552B

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA552B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA552B	1.00	5.19	4.04	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6126

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817429

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA434C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa552b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 85, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.125 45.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c98666',
    500: '#aa552b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa552b;
$custom-light: #c98666;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa552b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 19.843,
    "s": 59.624,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54579,
    "c": 0.12454,
    "h": 45
  },
  "luminance": 0.15217
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA552B

secondary

#6EA7C3

accent

#AFE345

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#140B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA552B

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

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