#AC512E#AC512E
#AC512E is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.129 H 40.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC512E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 81, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 58%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 73%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.9%, 73.3%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.44, 34.81, 37.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.44, 51.11, 47.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.27% 0.0977 0.0843) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.27% 0.129 40.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.4508, 14.8553, 4.3747) |
| Luminance | 0.1485 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 2.96
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.96
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 5.61
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 5.81
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 6.02
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 6.11
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC512E #2E89AC
analogous
#AC2E4A #AC512E #AC902E
triadic
#AC512E #2EAC51 #512EAC
tetradic
#AC512E #4AAC2E #2E89AC #902EAC
square
#AC512E #4AAC2E #2E89AC #902EAC
split-complementary
#AC512E #2EAC90 #2E4AAC
monochromatic
#4B2414 #7C3A21 #AC512E #CE6E49 #DB9479
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.29
#AC512E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.97
#AC512E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AC512E
5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC512E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC512E | 1.00 | 5.29 | 3.97 | 5.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6A5F2A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#80732C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD3E49
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac512e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 81, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.129 40.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb8468',
500: '#ac512e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac512e; $custom-light: #cb8468; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac512e",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 81,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.667,
"s": 57.798,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5427,
"c": 0.12906,
"h": 40.8
},
"luminance": 0.14853
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC512E
secondary
#72ADC3
accent
#B6E147
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FAEFEB
border
#D3CAC6
text
#150B06
muted
#837C7A