#AB5537#AB5537

#AB5537 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.121 H 39.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB5537
RGB	rgb(171, 85, 55)
HSL	hsl(16, 51%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(16, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.3%, 67.8%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.22, 32.79, 33.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.22, 46.77, 45.48°)
OKLab	oklab(54.87% 0.0933 0.0771)
OKLCH	oklch(54.87% 0.121 39.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.7345, 15.4332, 5.5007)
Luminance	0.1543 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB5537 #378DAB

analogous

#AB3753 #AB5537 #AB8F37

triadic

#AB5537 #37AB55 #5537AB

tetradic

#AB5537 #53AB37 #378DAB #8F37AB

square

#AB5537 #53AB37 #378DAB #8F37AB

split-complementary

#AB5537 #37AB8F #3753AB

monochromatic

#4E2719 #7D3E28 #AB5537 #C97456 #D89A85

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#AB5537 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.09

#AB5537 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB5537

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB5537	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB5537	1.00	5.14	4.09	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.09	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6234

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817535

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB444E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab5537;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 85, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.121 39.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca866f',
    500: '#ab5537',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab5537;
$custom-light: #ca866f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab5537",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 15.517,
    "s": 51.327,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54873,
    "c": 0.12107,
    "h": 39.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15431
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB5537

secondary

#7CB0C1

accent

#B6DB4D

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEC

border

#D3CAC7

text

#140B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB5537

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

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