#AA5937#AA5937

#AA5937 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.116 H 42.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA5937
RGB	rgb(170, 89, 55)
HSL	hsl(18, 51%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(18, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.6%, 67.6%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.93, 30.24, 34.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.93, 45.61, 48.46°)
OKLab	oklab(55.39% 0.0856 0.0789)
OKLCH	oklch(55.39% 0.116 42.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.8413, 15.9690, 5.5985)
Luminance	0.1597 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA5937 #3788AA

analogous

#AA374F #AA5937 #AA9337

triadic

#AA5937 #37AA59 #5937AA

tetradic

#AA5937 #4FAA37 #3788AA #9337AA

square

#AA5937 #4FAA37 #3788AA #9337AA

split-complementary

#AA5937 #37AA93 #374FAA

monochromatic

#4E2919 #7C4128 #AA5937 #C87856 #D79D84

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#AA5937 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#AA5937 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA5937

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA5937	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA5937	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F6434

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827636

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA4951

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa5937;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 89, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.116 42.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c9896f',
    500: '#aa5937',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa5937;
$custom-light: #c9896f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa5937",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.739,
    "s": 51.111,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55387,
    "c": 0.11641,
    "h": 42.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15967
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA5937

secondary

#7CADC1

accent

#B1DB4D

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAF0EC

border

#D3CBC7

text

#140B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA5937

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

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