#A45B40#A45B40
#A45B40 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.104 H 40.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A45B40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 91, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 44%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 61%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.5%, 61%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.64, 27.28, 28.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.64, 39.46, 46.26°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.03% 0.0787 0.0679) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.03% 0.104 40.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.9779, 15.7469, 6.8368) |
| Luminance | 0.1575 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.19
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 5.78
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.16
Brownish
#9C6D57
ΔE00 7.18
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 7.50
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 7.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A45B40 #4089A4
analogous
#A44057 #A45B40 #A48D40
triadic
#A45B40 #40A45B #5B40A4
tetradic
#A45B40 #57A440 #4089A4 #8D40A4
square
#A45B40 #57A440 #4089A4 #8D40A4
split-complementary
#A45B40 #40A48D #4057A4
monochromatic
#4C2A1E #78432F #A45B40 #C17A60 #D29F8C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.06
#A45B40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.15
#A45B40 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A45B40
5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A45B40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A45B40 | 1.00 | 5.06 | 4.15 | 5.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.15 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.06 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E653E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#80753F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B34E54
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a45b40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 91, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.104 40.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c38a75',
500: '#a45b40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a45b40; $custom-light: #c38a75; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a45b40",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 91,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.2,
"s": 43.86,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55025,
"c": 0.10388,
"h": 40.8
},
"luminance": 0.15745
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A45B40
secondary
#83ADBD
accent
#B1D454
background
#FCF8F7
surface
#F8F0ED
border
#D1CBC8
text
#130C08
muted
#827D7B