#AC542C#AC542C

#AC542C is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.153; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.127 H 43.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.17:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC542C
RGB	rgb(172, 84, 44)
HSL	hsl(19, 59%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(19, 74%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.2%, 74.4%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.04, 33.14, 39.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.04, 51.27, 49.74°)
OKLab	oklab(54.72% 0.0923 0.0875)
OKLCH	oklch(54.72% 0.127 43.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.6402, 15.2957, 4.2478)
Luminance	0.1529 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC542C #2C84AC

analogous

#AC2C44 #AC542C #AC942C

triadic

#AC542C #2CAC54 #542CAC

tetradic

#AC542C #44AC2C #2C84AC #942CAC

square

#AC542C #44AC2C #2C84AC #942CAC

split-complementary

#AC542C #2CAC94 #2C44AC

monochromatic

#4B2413 #7B3C20 #AC542C #D07146 #DC9676

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.17

#AC542C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.06

#AC542C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC542C

5.17:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC542C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC542C	1.00	5.17	4.06	5.17
#FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.06	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.17	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6127

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82752A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD424B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac542c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 84, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.127 43.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb8667',
    500: '#ac542c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac542c;
$custom-light: #cb8667;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac542c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18.75,
    "s": 59.259,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54722,
    "c": 0.12718,
    "h": 43.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15293
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC542C

secondary

#70AAC4

accent

#B1E245

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#150B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC542C

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

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