#AB5838#AB5838

#AB5838 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.118 H 41.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB5838
RGB	rgb(171, 88, 56)
HSL	hsl(17, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(17, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.5%, 67.3%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.88, 31.25, 33.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.88, 45.85, 47.03°)
OKLab	oklab(55.38% 0.0888 0.0778)
OKLCH	oklch(55.38% 0.118 41.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.9999, 15.9253, 5.7086)
Luminance	0.1592 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB5838 #388BAB

analogous

#AB3851 #AB5838 #AB9238

triadic

#AB5838 #38AB58 #5838AB

tetradic

#AB5838 #51AB38 #388BAB #9238AB

square

#AB5838 #51AB38 #388BAB #9238AB

split-complementary

#AB5838 #38AB92 #3851AB

monochromatic

#4F291A #7D4029 #AB5838 #C87758 #D79D86

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.02

#AB5838 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.18

#AB5838 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB5838

5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB5838	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB5838	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)

#6E6435

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827637

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB4851

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab5838;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 88, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.118 41.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c9886f',
    500: '#ab5838',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab5838;
$custom-light: #c9886f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab5838",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 88,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.696,
    "s": 50.661,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55377,
    "c": 0.118,
    "h": 41.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15923
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB5838

secondary

#7DAEC1

accent

#B3DA4E

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAF0EC

border

#D3CBC7

text

#140B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB5838

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

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