#A45A38#A45A38
#A45A38 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.108 H 44.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A45A38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 90, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 49%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 66%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.1%, 65.9%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.30, 27.27, 32.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.30, 42.52, 50.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.73% 0.0773 0.076) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.73% 0.108 44.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.6814, 15.4925, 5.6945) |
| Luminance | 0.1549 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 2.67
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 4.57
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 5.28
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 6.62
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 7.09
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 7.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A45A38 #3882A4
analogous
#A4384C #A45A38 #A49038
triadic
#A45A38 #38A45A #5A38A4
tetradic
#A45A38 #4CA438 #3882A4 #9038A4
square
#A45A38 #4CA438 #3882A4 #9038A4
split-complementary
#A45A38 #38A490 #384CA4
monochromatic
#492819 #764128 #A45A38 #C57854 #D49C82
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.12
#A45A38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.10
#A45A38 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A45A38
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A45A38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A45A38 | 1.00 | 5.12 | 4.10 | 5.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E6435
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#807437
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B34C52
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a45a38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 90, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.108 44.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4896f',
500: '#a45a38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a45a38; $custom-light: #c4896f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a45a38",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 90,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.889,
"s": 49.091,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54728,
"c": 0.10835,
"h": 44.5
},
"luminance": 0.1549
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A45A38
secondary
#7AA9BE
accent
#ADD94F
background
#FCF8F6
surface
#F9F0EC
border
#D2CBC7
text
#130C07
muted
#827D7A