#AB542B#AB542B

#AB542B is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.126 H 44.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB542B
RGB	rgb(171, 84, 43)
HSL	hsl(19, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(19, 75%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.9%, 74.9%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.87, 32.68, 39.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.87, 51.21, 50.34°)
OKLab	oklab(54.56% 0.0908 0.088)
OKLCH	oklch(54.56% 0.126 44.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.4029, 15.1755, 4.1398)
Luminance	0.1517 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB542B #2B82AB

analogous

#AB2B42 #AB542B #AB942B

triadic

#AB542B #2BAB54 #542BAB

tetradic

#AB542B #42AB2B #2B82AB #942BAB

square

#AB542B #42AB2B #2B82AB #942BAB

split-complementary

#AB542B #2BAB94 #2B42AB

monochromatic

#492412 #7A3C1F #AB542B #D07043 #DC9674

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#AB542B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.03

#AB542B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB542B

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB542B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB542B	1.00	5.20	4.03	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.03	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6126

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817429

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC424B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab542b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 84, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.126 44.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8666',
    500: '#ab542b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab542b;
$custom-light: #ca8666;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab542b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 19.219,
    "s": 59.813,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54563,
    "c": 0.12645,
    "h": 44.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15173
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB542B

secondary

#6EA8C4

accent

#B0E345

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#140B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB542B

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

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