#AB5E2C#AB5E2C
#AB5E2C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 56.2% C 0.119 H 50.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AB5E2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 94, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45%, 74.3%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.07, 27.33, 41.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.07, 49.47, 56.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.25% 0.0748 0.0921) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.25% 0.119 50.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.2538, 16.8476, 4.5150) |
| Luminance | 0.1684 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 2.64
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 3.51
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 3.88
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 4.95
Burnt Siena
#B75203
ΔE00 5.03
Cinnamon
#AC4F06
ΔE00 5.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AB5E2C #2C79AB
analogous
#AB2C3A #AB5E2C #AB9E2C
triadic
#AB5E2C #2CAB5E #5E2CAB
tetradic
#AB5E2C #3AAB2C #2C79AB #9E2CAB
square
#AB5E2C #3AAB2C #2C79AB #9E2CAB
split-complementary
#AB5E2C #2CAB9E #2C3AAB
monochromatic
#4A2813 #7A431F #AB5E2C #CF7B45 #DC9E76
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.81
#AB5E2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.37
#AB5E2C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AB5E2C
4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AB5E2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AB5E2C | 1.00 | 4.81 | 4.37 | 4.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.37 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#746826
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#86792B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB4E53
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ab5e2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 94, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.2% 0.119 50.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca8c68',
500: '#ab5e2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ab5e2c; $custom-light: #ca8c68; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ab5e2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 94,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 23.622,
"s": 59.07,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56247,
"c": 0.11863,
"h": 50.9
},
"luminance": 0.16845
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AB5E2C
secondary
#6FA2C3
accent
#A5E246
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FAF0EB
border
#D3CBC6
text
#140C06
muted
#837D7A