#AC542B#AC542B
#AC542B is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.128 H 43.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.18:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC542B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 84, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 60%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 75%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.2%, 75%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.03, 33.09, 39.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.03, 51.63, 50.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.71% 0.092 0.0884) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.71% 0.128 43.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.6216, 15.2882, 4.1500) |
| Luminance | 0.1529 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 2.73
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 3.96
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 4.16
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.11
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 5.45
Cinnamon
#AC4F06
ΔE00 5.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC542B #2B83AC
analogous
#AC2B42 #AC542B #AC952B
triadic
#AC542B #2BAC54 #542BAC
tetradic
#AC542B #42AC2B #2B83AC #952BAC
square
#AC542B #42AC2B #2B83AC #952BAC
split-complementary
#AC542B #2BAC95 #2B42AC
monochromatic
#4A2413 #7B3C1F #AC542B #D07144 #DC9675
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.18
#AC542B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.06
#AC542B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AC542B
5.18:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC542B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC542B | 1.00 | 5.18 | 4.06 | 5.18 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C6126
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#827529
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD424B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6D6D6D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac542b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 84, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.128 43.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb8666',
500: '#ac542b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac542b; $custom-light: #cb8666; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac542b",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 84,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.07,
"s": 60,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54711,
"c": 0.12754,
"h": 43.9
},
"luminance": 0.15286
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC542B
secondary
#6FA9C4
accent
#B1E345
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FAEFEB
border
#D3CAC6
text
#150B06
muted
#837C7A