#AC4E2C#AC4E2C
#AC4E2C is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 53.8% C 0.132 H 39.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC4E2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 78, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.7%, 74.4%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.81, 36.26, 37.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.81, 52.38, 46.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.79% 0.1018 0.0847) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.79% 0.132 39.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.1943, 14.4039, 4.0992) |
| Luminance | 0.1440 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 3.31
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.60
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.50
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 5.91
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 5.99
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC4E2C #2C8AAC
analogous
#AC2C4A #AC4E2C #AC8E2C
triadic
#AC4E2C #2CAC4E #4E2CAC
tetradic
#AC4E2C #4AAC2C #2C8AAC #8E2CAC
square
#AC4E2C #4AAC2C #2C8AAC #8E2CAC
split-complementary
#AC4E2C #2CAC8E #2C4AAC
monochromatic
#4B2213 #7B3820 #AC4E2C #D06A46 #DC9176
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.41
#AC4E2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.88
#AC4E2C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AC4E2C
5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC4E2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC4E2C | 1.00 | 5.41 | 3.88 | 5.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.88 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.41 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#685D28
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F722A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD3A47
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac4e2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 78, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.8% 0.132 39.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb8267',
500: '#ac4e2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac4e2c; $custom-light: #cb8267; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac4e2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 78,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.938,
"s": 59.259,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53785,
"c": 0.13243,
"h": 39.7
},
"luminance": 0.14401
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC4E2C
secondary
#70AEC4
accent
#B9E245
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FAEFEB
border
#D3CAC6
text
#150B06
muted
#837C7A