#AB5938#AB5938

#AB5938 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.117 H 41.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB5938
RGB	rgb(171, 89, 56)
HSL	hsl(17, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(17, 67%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48%, 67.3%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.09, 30.71, 33.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.09, 45.67, 47.74°)
OKLab	oklab(55.54% 0.0871 0.0783)
OKLCH	oklch(55.54% 0.117 41.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.0826, 16.0906, 5.7362)
Luminance	0.1609 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB5938 #388AAB

analogous

#AB3851 #AB5938 #AB9338

triadic

#AB5938 #38AB59 #5938AB

tetradic

#AB5938 #51AB38 #388AAB #9338AB

square

#AB5938 #51AB38 #388AAB #9338AB

split-complementary

#AB5938 #38AB93 #3851AB

monochromatic

#4F291A #7D4129 #AB5938 #C87858 #D79D86

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.98

#AB5938 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.22

#AB5938 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB5938

4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB5938	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB5938	1.00	4.98	4.22	4.98
#FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.22	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.98	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F6535

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837737

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB4951

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab5938;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 89, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.117 41.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c9896f',
    500: '#ab5938',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab5938;
$custom-light: #c9896f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab5938",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.217,
    "s": 50.661,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55543,
    "c": 0.11714,
    "h": 41.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.16088
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB5938

secondary

#7DAEC1

accent

#B2DA4E

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAF0EC

border

#D3CBC7

text

#140C07

muted

#837D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB5938

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

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