#AB5837#AB5837

#AB5837 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.118 H 41.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB5837
RGB	rgb(171, 88, 55)
HSL	hsl(17, 51%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(17, 68%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.5%, 67.8%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.86, 31.19, 34.09)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.86, 46.21, 47.54°)
OKLab	oklab(55.36% 0.0884 0.0788)
OKLCH	oklch(55.36% 0.118 41.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.9757, 15.9156, 5.5811)
Luminance	0.1591 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB5837 #378AAB

analogous

#AB3750 #AB5837 #AB9237

triadic

#AB5837 #37AB58 #5837AB

tetradic

#AB5837 #50AB37 #378AAB #9237AB

square

#AB5837 #50AB37 #378AAB #9237AB

split-complementary

#AB5837 #37AB92 #3750AB

monochromatic

#4E2819 #7D4028 #AB5837 #C97756 #D89C85

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#AB5837 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#AB5837 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB5837

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB5837	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB5837	1.00	5.02	4.18	5.02
#FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.18	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.02	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E6434

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827636

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB4850

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab5837;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 88, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.118 41.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c9886f',
    500: '#ab5837',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab5837;
$custom-light: #c9886f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab5837",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 88,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.069,
    "s": 51.327,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55363,
    "c": 0.1184,
    "h": 41.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15913
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB5837

secondary

#7CAEC1

accent

#B2DB4D

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAF0EC

border

#D3CBC7

text

#140B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB5837

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

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