#A4522A#A4522A
#A4522A is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.121 H 44.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A4522A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 82, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 74.4%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.37, 30.83, 38.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.37, 48.95, 50.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.2% 0.0856 0.0851) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.2% 0.121 44.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.7468, 14.0965, 3.9237) |
| Luminance | 0.1409 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 1.07
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 3.98
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 4.52
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 4.55
Cinnamon
#AC4F06
ΔE00 5.47
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A4522A #2A7CA4
analogous
#A42A3F #A4522A #A48F2A
triadic
#A4522A #2AA452 #522AA4
tetradic
#A4522A #3FA42A #2A7CA4 #8F2AA4
square
#A4522A #3FA42A #2A7CA4 #8F2AA4
split-complementary
#A4522A #2AA48F #2A3FA4
monochromatic
#432111 #733A1E #A4522A #CD6D3E #DA926E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.50
#A4522A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.82
#A4522A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A4522A
5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A4522A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A4522A | 1.00 | 5.50 | 3.82 | 5.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#695E25
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7D7028
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B44149
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a4522a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 82, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.121 44.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c58465',
500: '#a4522a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a4522a; $custom-light: #c58465; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a4522a",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 82,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.672,
"s": 59.223,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53198,
"c": 0.12076,
"h": 44.8
},
"luminance": 0.14094
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A4522A
secondary
#69A4C1
accent
#AFE245
background
#FCF8F6
surface
#F9EFEB
border
#D2CAC6
text
#140B06
muted
#827C7A