#AA5C2E#AA5C2E
#AA5C2E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.118 H 48.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA5C2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 92, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 57%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 73%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.9%, 72.9%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.49, 28.10, 39.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.49, 48.54, 54.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.78% 0.0775 0.089) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.78% 0.118 48.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.8997, 16.3999, 4.6491) |
| Luminance | 0.1640 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 2.66
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 3.96
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.29
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 4.60
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 4.68
Cinnamon
#AC4F06
ΔE00 5.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA5C2E #2E7CAA
analogous
#AA2E3E #AA5C2E #AA9A2E
triadic
#AA5C2E #2EAA5C #5C2EAA
tetradic
#AA5C2E #3EAA2E #2E7CAA #9A2EAA
square
#AA5C2E #3EAA2E #2E7CAA #9A2EAA
split-complementary
#AA5C2E #2EAA9A #2E3EAA
monochromatic
#4A2814 #7A4221 #AA5C2E #CD7948 #DA9C78
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.91
#AA5C2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.28
#AA5C2E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AA5C2E
4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA5C2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA5C2E | 1.00 | 4.91 | 4.28 | 4.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.28 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#726629
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#85772D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA4C52
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa5c2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 92, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.118 48.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c98b69',
500: '#aa5c2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa5c2e; $custom-light: #c98b69; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa5c2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 92,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 22.258,
"s": 57.407,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55784,
"c": 0.11803,
"h": 48.9
},
"luminance": 0.16398
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA5C2E
secondary
#71A4C3
accent
#A8E147
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FAF0EB
border
#D3CBC6
text
#140C06
muted
#837D7A