#A45E21#A45E21
#A45E21 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.117 H 57.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A45E21 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 94, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 66%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 80%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.7%, 79.9%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.99, 23.85, 45.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.99, 50.95, 62.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.18% 0.0632 0.098) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.18% 0.117 57.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.5888, 16.0099, 3.4972) |
| Luminance | 0.1601 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 3.11
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 3.17
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 3.84
Orangish Brown
#B25F03
ΔE00 4.17
Orangey Brown
#B16002
ΔE00 4.30
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 4.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A45E21 #2167A4
analogous
#A42125 #A45E21 #A49F21
triadic
#A45E21 #21A45E #5E21A4
tetradic
#A45E21 #25A421 #2167A4 #9F21A4
square
#A45E21 #25A421 #2167A4 #9F21A4
split-complementary
#A45E21 #21A49F #2125A4
monochromatic
#3E240C #714117 #A45E21 #D57B2D #DF9B60
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.00
#A45E21 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.20
#A45E21 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A45E21
5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A45E21 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A45E21 | 1.00 | 5.00 | 4.20 | 5.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.20 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#736618
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#847621
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B44F52
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a45e21; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 94, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.117 57.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c58c61',
500: '#a45e21',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a45e21; $custom-light: #c58c61; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a45e21",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 94,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 27.939,
"s": 66.497,
"l": 38.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55181,
"c": 0.11658,
"h": 57.2
},
"luminance": 0.16008
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A45E21
secondary
#5D94C4
accent
#9AE93E
background
#FCF8F5
surface
#F9F0EA
border
#D2CBC6
text
#140C05
muted
#827D79