#A35638#A35638

#A35638 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.111 H 41.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A35638
RGB	rgb(163, 86, 56)
HSL	hsl(17, 49%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(17, 66%, 64%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 47.2%, 65.6%, 36.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.26, 29.05, 31.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.26, 42.74, 47.19°)
OKLab	oklab(53.9% 0.0828 0.0732)
OKLCH	oklch(53.9% 0.111 41.5)
XYZ	xyz(19.1475, 14.7298, 5.5754)
Luminance	0.1473 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A35638 #3885A3

analogous

#A33850 #A35638 #A38B38

triadic

#A35638 #38A356 #5638A3

tetradic

#A35638 #50A338 #3885A3 #8B38A3

square

#A35638 #50A338 #3885A3 #8B38A3

split-complementary

#A35638 #38A38B #3850A3

monochromatic

#482619 #753E28 #A35638 #C47354 #D49982

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.32

#A35638 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.95

#A35638 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A35638

5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A35638	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A35638	1.00	5.32	3.95	5.32
#FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.95	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.32	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6135

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D7237

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B2474F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a35638;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 86, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.111 41.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c3876f',
    500: '#a35638',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a35638;
$custom-light: #c3876f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a35638",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 163,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.822,
    "s": 48.858,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53902,
    "c": 0.11053,
    "h": 41.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.14728
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A35638

secondary

#79AABD

accent

#B2D84F

background

#FCF8F6

surface

#F9EFEC

border

#D2CAC7

text

#130B07

muted

#827C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A35638

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

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