#A45E27#A45E27
#A45E27 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.160; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.114 H 55.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A45E27 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 94, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 62%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 76%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.7%, 76.2%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.04, 24.10, 42.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.04, 48.69, 60.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.23% 0.0649 0.0936) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.23% 0.114 55.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.6805, 16.0465, 3.9799) |
| Luminance | 0.1604 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 3.08
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 3.20
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 4.27
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 4.33
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 4.35
Orangish Brown
#B25F03
ΔE00 5.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A45E27 #276DA4
analogous
#A4272F #A45E27 #A49C27
triadic
#A45E27 #27A45E #5E27A4
tetradic
#A45E27 #2FA427 #276DA4 #9C27A4
square
#A45E27 #2FA427 #276DA4 #9C27A4
split-complementary
#A45E27 #27A49C #272FA4
monochromatic
#41250F #73421B #A45E27 #D07B38 #DC9C6A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.99
#A45E27 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.21
#A45E27 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A45E27
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A45E27 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A45E27 | 1.00 | 4.99 | 4.21 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#736620
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#837627
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B44F52
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a45e27; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 94, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.114 55.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c58c64',
500: '#a45e27',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a45e27; $custom-light: #c58c64; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a45e27",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 94,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 26.4,
"s": 61.576,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55234,
"c": 0.1139,
"h": 55.3
},
"luminance": 0.16044
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A45E27
secondary
#6599C2
accent
#9EE543
background
#FCF8F6
surface
#F9F0EB
border
#D2CBC6
text
#140C06
muted
#827D7A