#A4522D#A4522D
#A4522D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.141; OKLCH L 53.2% C 0.120 H 43.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A4522D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 82, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 57%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 73%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 50%, 72.6%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.40, 30.98, 36.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.40, 47.86, 49.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.23% 0.0866 0.0824) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.23% 0.12 43.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(18.8025, 14.1188, 4.2172) |
| Luminance | 0.1412 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 0.93
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 4.75
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 5.05
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 5.23
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.82
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A4522D #2D7FA4
analogous
#A42D44 #A4522D #A48D2D
triadic
#A4522D #2DA452 #522DA4
tetradic
#A4522D #44A42D #2D7FA4 #8D2DA4
square
#A4522D #44A42D #2D7FA4 #8D2DA4
split-complementary
#A4522D #2DA48D #2D44A4
monochromatic
#442213 #743A20 #A4522D #CB6D43 #D99273
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.49
#A4522D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.82
#A4522D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A4522D
5.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A4522D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A4522D | 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)
#695E29
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7C702B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B4414A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a4522d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 82, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.2% 0.120 43.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c58467',
500: '#a4522d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a4522d; $custom-light: #c58467; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a4522d",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 82,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.655,
"s": 56.938,
"l": 40.98
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53232,
"c": 0.11959,
"h": 43.6
},
"luminance": 0.14117
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A4522D
secondary
#6DA6C0
accent
#B1E048
background
#FCF8F6
surface
#F9EFEB
border
#D2CAC6
text
#140B06
muted
#827C7A