#AA6235#AA6235

#AA6235 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 56.9% C 0.111 H 50.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AA6235
RGB	rgb(170, 98, 53)
HSL	hsl(23, 52%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(23, 69%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42.4%, 68.8%, 33.3%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.93, 25.19, 37.51)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.93, 45.18, 56.12°)
OKLab	oklab(56.92% 0.0699 0.0859)
OKLCH	oklch(56.92% 0.111 50.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.5896, 17.5407, 5.6162)
Luminance	0.1754 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AA6235 #357DAA

analogous

#AA3542 #AA6235 #AA9C35

triadic

#AA6235 #35AA62 #6235AA

tetradic

#AA6235 #42AA35 #357DAA #9C35AA

square

#AA6235 #42AA35 #357DAA #9C35AA

split-complementary

#AA6235 #35AA9C #3542AA

monochromatic

#4D2C18 #7B4726 #AA6235 #C98053 #D8A382

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.66

#AA6235 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.51

#AA6235 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AA6235

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AA6235	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AA6235	1.00	4.66	4.51	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.51	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.66	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#766B30

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887B35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA5358

Achromatopsia (no color)

#747474

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #aa6235;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 98, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.9% 0.111 50.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c88f6e',
    500: '#aa6235',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #aa6235;
$custom-light: #c88f6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#aa6235",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 170,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.077,
    "s": 52.466,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56915,
    "c": 0.11073,
    "h": 50.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17538
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AA6235

secondary

#7AA6C1

accent

#A5DC4C

background

#FCF8F6

surface

#F9F0EC

border

#D2CBC7

text

#140C07

muted

#827D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AA6235

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

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