#AB4E2B#AB4E2B
#AB4E2B is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.143; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.132 H 40.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AB4E2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 78, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 60%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 75%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.4%, 74.9%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.64, 35.82, 38.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.64, 52.30, 46.78°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.62% 0.1004 0.0852) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.62% 0.132 40.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.9570, 14.2837, 3.9911) |
| Luminance | 0.1428 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 3.00
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.51
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.29
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 5.62
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 5.64
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 6.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AB4E2B #2B88AB
analogous
#AB2B48 #AB4E2B #AB8E2B
triadic
#AB4E2B #2BAB4E #4E2BAB
tetradic
#AB4E2B #48AB2B #2B88AB #8E2BAB
square
#AB4E2B #48AB2B #2B88AB #8E2BAB
split-complementary
#AB4E2B #2BAB8E #2B48AB
monochromatic
#492112 #7A381F #AB4E2B #D06A43 #DC9174
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.45
#AB4E2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.86
#AB4E2B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AB4E2B
5.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AB4E2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AB4E2B | 1.00 | 5.45 | 3.86 | 5.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#685D27
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E7129
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC3A46
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ab4e2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 78, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.132 40.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb8266',
500: '#ab4e2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ab4e2b; $custom-light: #cb8266; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ab4e2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 78,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.406,
"s": 59.813,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53621,
"c": 0.13163,
"h": 40.3
},
"luminance": 0.14281
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AB4E2B
secondary
#6EACC4
accent
#B8E345
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FAEFEB
border
#D3CAC6
text
#150A06
muted
#837C7A