#A55B25#A55B25
#A55B25 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 54.8% C 0.117 H 53.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A55B25 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 91, 37) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 63%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(25, 78%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.8%, 77.6%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.47, 26.11, 42.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.47, 50.08, 58.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.82% 0.0705 0.094) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.82% 0.117 53.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.5938, 15.6173, 3.7325) |
| Luminance | 0.1562 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 2.00
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 3.82
Cinnamon
#AC4F06
ΔE00 4.22
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 4.53
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 4.61
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 4.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A55B25 #256FA5
analogous
#A5252F #A55B25 #A59B25
triadic
#A55B25 #25A55B #5B25A5
tetradic
#A55B25 #2FA525 #256FA5 #9B25A5
square
#A55B25 #2FA525 #256FA5 #9B25A5
split-complementary
#A55B25 #25A59B #252FA5
monochromatic
#41240F #733F1A #A55B25 #D27735 #DD9967
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.09
#A55B25 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.12
#A55B25 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A55B25
5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A55B25 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A55B25 | 1.00 | 5.09 | 4.12 | 5.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#71641E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#827524
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B54B50
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a55b25; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 91, 37); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.8% 0.117 53.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c68a63',
500: '#a55b25',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a55b25; $custom-light: #c68a63; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a55b25",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 91,
"b": 37
},
"hsl": {
"h": 25.313,
"s": 63.366,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54821,
"c": 0.11748,
"h": 53.1
},
"luminance": 0.15615
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A55B25
secondary
#639AC3
accent
#A1E641
background
#FCF8F6
surface
#F9F0EB
border
#D2CBC6
text
#140C05
muted
#827D7A