#AC6235#AC6235

#AC6235 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.113 H 50.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AC6235
RGB	rgb(172, 98, 53)
HSL	hsl(23, 53%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(23, 69%, 67%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43%, 69.2%, 32.5%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.21, 26.03, 37.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.21, 45.97, 55.51°)
OKLab	oklab(57.18% 0.0723 0.0866)
OKLCH	oklch(57.18% 0.113 50.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.0254, 17.7654, 5.6366)
Luminance	0.1776 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AC6235 #357FAC

analogous

#AC3544 #AC6235 #AC9E35

triadic

#AC6235 #35AC62 #6235AC

tetradic

#AC6235 #44AC35 #357FAC #9E35AC

square

#AC6235 #44AC35 #357FAC #9E35AC

split-complementary

#AC6235 #35AC9E #3544AC

monochromatic

#4E2D18 #7D4727 #AC6235 #CA8154 #D9A383

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.61

#AC6235 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#AC6235 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AC6235

4.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AC6235	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AC6235	1.00	4.61	4.55	4.61
#FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.61	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#776B30

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897B34

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC5358

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ac6235;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 98, 53);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.113 50.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8f6e',
    500: '#ac6235',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ac6235;
$custom-light: #ca8f6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ac6235",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 172,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 53
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 22.689,
    "s": 52.889,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57185,
    "c": 0.11282,
    "h": 50.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17763
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AC6235

secondary

#7BA7C2

accent

#A6DC4C

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAF0EC

border

#D3CBC7

text

#140C07

muted

#837D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AC6235

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

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