#A55A3D#A55A3D
#A55A3D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.107 H 41.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.08:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A55A3D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 90, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 46%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 63%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.5%, 63%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.51, 28.03, 30.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.51, 41.13, 47.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.94% 0.0803 0.071) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.94% 0.107 41.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.0171, 15.6507, 6.3807) |
| Luminance | 0.1565 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 3.61
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 5.63
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 6.39
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 6.85
Brownish
#9C6D57
ΔE00 7.63
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 7.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A55A3D #3D88A5
analogous
#A53D54 #A55A3D #A58E3D
triadic
#A55A3D #3DA55A #5A3DA5
tetradic
#A55A3D #54A53D #3D88A5 #8E3DA5
square
#A55A3D #54A53D #3D88A5 #8E3DA5
split-complementary
#A55A3D #3DA58E #3D54A5
monochromatic
#4C291C #78422C #A55A3D #C3795C #D39E89
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.08
#A55A3D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.13
#A55A3D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A55A3D
5.08:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A55A3D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A55A3D | 1.00 | 5.08 | 4.13 | 5.08 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.08 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E643A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#80753C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B44C53
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a55a3d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 90, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.107 41.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c48a73',
500: '#a55a3d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a55a3d; $custom-light: #c48a73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a55a3d",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 90,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.731,
"s": 46.018,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54942,
"c": 0.10724,
"h": 41.5
},
"luminance": 0.15649
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A55A3D
secondary
#80ADBE
accent
#B1D652
background
#FCF8F7
surface
#F9F0ED
border
#D2CBC8
text
#130C08
muted
#827D7B