#A05E23#A05E23
#A05E23 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.112 H 58.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A05E23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(160, 94, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 64%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 78%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 41.3%, 78.1%, 37.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.45, 22.18, 43.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.45, 48.75, 62.94°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.65% 0.0588 0.0953) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.65% 0.112 58.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.8049, 15.6023, 3.6110) |
| Luminance | 0.1560 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 2.25
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 3.43
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 4.41
Orangish Brown
#B25F03
ΔE00 4.96
Orangey Brown
#B16002
ΔE00 5.00
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 5.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A05E23 #2365A0
analogous
#A02326 #A05E23 #A09C23
triadic
#A05E23 #23A05E #5E23A0
tetradic
#A05E23 #26A023 #2365A0 #9C23A0
square
#A05E23 #26A023 #2365A0 #9C23A0
split-complementary
#A05E23 #23A09C #2326A0
monochromatic
#3C230D #6E4018 #A05E23 #D17C2F #DC9B61
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.10
#A05E23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.12
#A05E23 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A05E23
5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A05E23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A05E23 | 1.00 | 5.10 | 4.12 | 5.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#72651B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#827423
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF4F52
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a05e23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(160, 94, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.112 58.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c28c62',
500: '#a05e23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a05e23; $custom-light: #c28c62; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a05e23",
"rgb": {
"r": 160,
"g": 94,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.32,
"s": 64.103,
"l": 38.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54654,
"c": 0.11196,
"h": 58.3
},
"luminance": 0.156
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A05E23
secondary
#5D92C1
accent
#99E741
background
#FCF8F5
surface
#F8F0EA
border
#D1CBC6
text
#130C05
muted
#827D79