#AB542C#AB542C

#AB542C is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.126 H 43.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB542C
RGB	rgb(171, 84, 44)
HSL	hsl(19, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(19, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.9%, 74.3%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.88, 32.73, 38.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.88, 50.85, 49.94°)
OKLab	oklab(54.57% 0.0911 0.0871)
OKLCH	oklch(54.57% 0.126 43.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.4215, 15.1829, 4.2376)
Luminance	0.1518 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB542C #2C83AB

analogous

#AB2C43 #AB542C #AB942C

triadic

#AB542C #2CAB54 #542CAB

tetradic

#AB542C #43AB2C #2C83AB #942CAB

square

#AB542C #43AB2C #2C83AB #942CAB

split-complementary

#AB542C #2CAB94 #2C43AB

monochromatic

#4A2413 #7A3C1F #AB542C #CF7145 #DC9676

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#AB542C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#AB542C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB542C

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB542C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB542C	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6127

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81742A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC424B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab542c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 84, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.126 43.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8667',
    500: '#ab542c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab542c;
$custom-light: #ca8667;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab542c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18.898,
    "s": 59.07,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54574,
    "c": 0.12607,
    "h": 43.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.1518
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB542C

secondary

#6FA9C3

accent

#B1E246

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#140B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB542C

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

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