#A45E41#A45E41
#A45E41 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 55.6% C 0.101 H 42.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A45E41 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 94, 65) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 43%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 60%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.7%, 60.4%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.34, 25.69, 28.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.34, 38.60, 48.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.57% 0.074 0.0686) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.57% 0.101 42.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.2682, 16.2816, 7.0753) |
| Luminance | 0.1628 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.43
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 4.58
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.68
Brownish
#9C6D57
ΔE00 6.36
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 7.02
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 7.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A45E41 #4187A4
analogous
#A44155 #A45E41 #A49041
triadic
#A45E41 #41A45E #5E41A4
tetradic
#A45E41 #55A441 #4187A4 #9041A4
square
#A45E41 #55A441 #4187A4 #9041A4
split-complementary
#A45E41 #41A490 #4155A4
monochromatic
#4C2C1E #784530 #A45E41 #C17D62 #D2A28D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.93
#A45E41 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.26
#A45E41 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A45E41
4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A45E41 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A45E41 | 1.00 | 4.93 | 4.26 | 4.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.93 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#70673E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#817640
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B35157
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a45e41; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 94, 65); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.6% 0.101 42.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c38c76',
500: '#a45e41',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a45e41; $custom-light: #c38c76; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a45e41",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 94,
"b": 65
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.576,
"s": 43.231,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55568,
"c": 0.10089,
"h": 42.9
},
"luminance": 0.1628
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A45E41
secondary
#84ACBD
accent
#AED355
background
#FCF8F7
surface
#F8F0ED
border
#D1CBC8
text
#130C08
muted
#827D7B