#AB5E32#AB5E32

#AB5E32 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 56.3% C 0.116 H 48.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB5E32
RGB	rgb(171, 94, 50)
HSL	hsl(22, 55%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(22, 71%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45%, 70.8%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.13, 27.64, 38.23)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.13, 47.17, 54.13°)
OKLab	oklab(56.31% 0.0767 0.0869)
OKLCH	oklch(56.31% 0.116 48.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.3748, 16.8960, 5.1526)
Luminance	0.1689 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB5E32 #327FAB

analogous

#AB3242 #AB5E32 #AB9A32

triadic

#AB5E32 #32AB5E #5E32AB

tetradic

#AB5E32 #42AB32 #327FAB #9A32AB

square

#AB5E32 #42AB32 #327FAB #9A32AB

split-complementary

#AB5E32 #32AB9A #3242AB

monochromatic

#4C2A16 #7C4424 #AB5E32 #CB7C4F #D99F7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.80

#AB5E32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.38

#AB5E32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AB5E32

4.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB5E32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AB5E32	1.00	4.80	4.38	4.80
#FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.38	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.80	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#74682D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867931

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB4E54

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab5e32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 94, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.3% 0.116 48.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c98c6c',
    500: '#ab5e32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab5e32;
$custom-light: #c98c6c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab5e32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 21.818,
    "s": 54.751,
    "l": 43.333
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56314,
    "c": 0.11589,
    "h": 48.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16894
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB5E32

secondary

#77A7C2

accent

#A8DE4A

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAF0EB

border

#D3CBC6

text

#140C07

muted

#837D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB5E32

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

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