#AB721C#AB721C

#AB721C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.208; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.119 H 71.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AB721C
RGB	rgb(171, 114, 28)
HSL	hsl(36, 72%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(36, 84%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 33.3%, 83.6%, 32.9%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.71, 15.54, 52.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.71, 54.80, 73.53°)
OKLab	oklab(59.8% 0.0377 0.1126)
OKLCH	oklch(59.8% 0.119 71.5)
XYZ	xyz(23.0233, 20.7785, 3.8965)
Luminance	0.2078 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AB721C #1C55AB

analogous

#AB2B1C #AB721C #9DAB1C

triadic

#AB721C #1CAB72 #721CAB

tetradic

#AB721C #1CAB2B #1C55AB #AB1C9D

square

#AB721C #1CAB2B #1C55AB #AB1C9D

split-complementary

#AB721C #1C9DAB #2B1CAB

monochromatic

#422C0B #764F13 #AB721C #DC9428 #E4AE5D

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.07

#AB721C on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.16

#AB721C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AB721C

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AB721C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AB721C	1.00	4.07	5.16	5.16
#FFFFFF	4.07	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.16	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.16	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#867608

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#93831F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB6462

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7E7E7E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ab721c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 114, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.119 71.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca9a61',
    500: '#ab721c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ab721c;
$custom-light: #ca9a61;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ab721c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 171,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 36.084,
    "s": 71.859,
    "l": 39.02
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59799,
    "c": 0.11868,
    "h": 71.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.20776
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AB721C

secondary

#5A86C9

accent

#82EF39

background

#FDF9F5

surface

#FAF2EA

border

#D3CCC6

text

#140E05

muted

#837E79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AB721C

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

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