#A55C33#A55C33
#A55C33 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.110 H 48.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A55C33 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 92, 51) |
| HSL | hsl(22, 53%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(22, 69%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44.2%, 69.1%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.84, 26.27, 36.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.84, 44.58, 53.89°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.15% 0.0733 0.0825) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.15% 0.11 48.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.9434, 15.8948, 5.1491) |
| Luminance | 0.1589 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 3.36
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 3.47
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 3.58
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 5.42
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 5.62
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 5.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A55C33 #337CA5
analogous
#A53343 #A55C33 #A59533
triadic
#A55C33 #33A55C #5C33A5
tetradic
#A55C33 #43A533 #337CA5 #9533A5
square
#A55C33 #43A533 #337CA5 #9533A5
split-complementary
#A55C33 #33A595 #3343A5
monochromatic
#482816 #764225 #A55C33 #C8794D #D69C7C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.03
#A55C33 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.18
#A55C33 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A55C33
5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A55C33 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A55C33 | 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)
#70652F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#827532
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B44D53
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6F6F6F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a55c33; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 92, 51); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.110 48.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c58b6c',
500: '#a55c33',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a55c33; $custom-light: #c58b6c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a55c33",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 92,
"b": 51
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.579,
"s": 52.778,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55148,
"c": 0.11036,
"h": 48.4
},
"luminance": 0.15893
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A55C33
secondary
#75A4BF
accent
#A8DC4C
background
#FCF8F6
surface
#F9F0EB
border
#D2CBC6
text
#140C07
muted
#827D7A