#AC5535#AC5535

#AC5535 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.123 H 40.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC5535
RGB	rgb(172, 85, 53)
HSL	hsl(16, 53%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(16, 69%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.6%, 69.2%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.35, 33.08, 34.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.35, 47.90, 46.32°)
OKLab	oklab(54.99% 0.0937 0.0796)
OKLCH	oklch(54.99% 0.123 40.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.9062, 15.5272, 5.2636)
Luminance	0.1552 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC5535 #358CAC

analogous

#AC3551 #AC5535 #AC9135

triadic

#AC5535 #35AC55 #5535AC

tetradic

#AC5535 #51AC35 #358CAC #9135AC

square

#AC5535 #51AC35 #358CAC #9135AC

split-complementary

#AC5535 #35AC91 #3551AC

monochromatic

#4E2718 #7D3E27 #AC5535 #CA7454 #D99A83

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#AC5535 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#AC5535 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC5535

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC5535	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC5535	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6232

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827533

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC444E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac5535;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 85, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.123 40.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca876d',
    500: '#ac5535',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac5535;
$custom-light: #ca876d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac5535",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.134,
    "s": 52.889,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54992,
    "c": 0.12296,
    "h": 40.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15525
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC5535

secondary

#7BAFC2

accent

#B5DC4C

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#140B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC5535

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

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