#A45F40#A45F40
#A45F40 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 55.7% C 0.101 H 44.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A45F40 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 95, 64) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 44%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 61%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42.1%, 61%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.56, 25.06, 29.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.56, 38.81, 49.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.73% 0.0719 0.0704) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.73% 0.101 44.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.3290, 16.4491, 6.9539) |
| Luminance | 0.1645 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 3.83
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.41
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.74
Brownish
#9C6D57
ΔE00 6.23
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 6.51
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.77
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A45F40 #4085A4
analogous
#A44053 #A45F40 #A49140
triadic
#A45F40 #40A45F #5F40A4
tetradic
#A45F40 #53A440 #4085A4 #9140A4
square
#A45F40 #53A440 #4085A4 #9140A4
split-complementary
#A45F40 #40A491 #4053A4
monochromatic
#4C2C1E #78462F #A45F40 #C17E60 #D2A28C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.90
#A45F40 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.29
#A45F40 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A45F40
4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A45F40 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A45F40 | 1.00 | 4.90 | 4.29 | 4.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.90 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#71683D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#82773F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B35258
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a45f40; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 95, 64); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.7% 0.101 44.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c38d75',
500: '#a45f40',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a45f40; $custom-light: #c38d75; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a45f40",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 95,
"b": 64
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.6,
"s": 43.86,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55729,
"c": 0.10059,
"h": 44.4
},
"luminance": 0.16447
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A45F40
secondary
#83ABBD
accent
#ACD454
background
#FCF8F7
surface
#F8F0ED
border
#D1CBC8
text
#130C08
muted
#827D7B