#A4522C#A4522C
#A4522C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.120 H 44.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A4522C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 82, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 58%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 73%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 73.2%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.39, 30.93, 37.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.39, 48.22, 50.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.22% 0.0863 0.0834) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.22% 0.12 44) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.7835, 14.1112, 4.1170) |
| Luminance | 0.1411 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 0.90
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 4.49
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 4.86
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 5.00
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.76
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A4522C #2C7EA4
analogous
#A42C42 #A4522C #A48E2C
triadic
#A4522C #2CA452 #522CA4
tetradic
#A4522C #42A42C #2C7EA4 #8E2CA4
square
#A4522C #42A42C #2C7EA4 #8E2CA4
split-complementary
#A4522C #2CA48E #2C42A4
monochromatic
#432212 #743A1F #A4522C #CC6D41 #D99271
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.49
#A4522C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.82
#A4522C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A4522C
5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A4522C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A4522C | 1.00 | 5.49 | 3.82 | 5.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.82 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.49 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#695E28
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C702A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B4414A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a4522c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 82, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.120 44.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c58467',
500: '#a4522c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a4522c; $custom-light: #c58467; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a4522c",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 82,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19,
"s": 57.692,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5322,
"c": 0.11999,
"h": 44
},
"luminance": 0.14109
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A4522C
secondary
#6BA5C0
accent
#B0E147
background
#FCF8F6
surface
#F9EFEB
border
#D2CAC6
text
#140B06
muted
#827C7A