#A55C31#A55C31
#A55C31 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.111 H 49.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A55C31 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 92, 49) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 54%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 70%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.2%, 70.3%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.81, 26.15, 37.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.81, 45.35, 54.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.12% 0.0726 0.0844) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.12% 0.111 49.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.9002, 15.8775, 4.9218) |
| Luminance | 0.1588 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 3.16
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 3.35
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 3.72
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 5.02
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 5.38
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 5.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A55C31 #317AA5
analogous
#A53140 #A55C31 #A59631
triadic
#A55C31 #31A55C #5C31A5
tetradic
#A55C31 #40A531 #317AA5 #9631A5
square
#A55C31 #40A531 #317AA5 #9631A5
split-complementary
#A55C31 #31A596 #3140A5
monochromatic
#472715 #764223 #A55C31 #C9794A #D79C79
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.03
#A55C31 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.18
#A55C31 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A55C31
5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A55C31 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A55C31 | 1.00 | 5.03 | 4.18 | 5.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.18 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.03 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#71652C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#827530
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B44D52
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a55c31; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 92, 49); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.111 49.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c58b6b',
500: '#a55c31',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a55c31; $custom-light: #c58b6b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a55c31",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 92,
"b": 49
},
"hsl": {
"h": 22.241,
"s": 54.206,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55124,
"c": 0.11132,
"h": 49.3
},
"luminance": 0.15875
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A55C31
secondary
#72A3C0
accent
#A7DE4A
background
#FCF8F6
surface
#F9F0EB
border
#D2CBC6
text
#140C07
muted
#827D7A