#A55D31#A55D31
#A55D31 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.161; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.111 H 50.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A55D31 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 93, 49) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 54%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(23, 70%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.6%, 70.3%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.04, 25.60, 37.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.04, 45.25, 55.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.3% 0.0709 0.085) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.3% 0.111 50.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.9874, 16.0519, 4.9509) |
| Luminance | 0.1605 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 3.07
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 3.16
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.16
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 4.69
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 5.21
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 5.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A55D31 #3179A5
analogous
#A5313F #A55D31 #A59731
triadic
#A55D31 #31A55D #5D31A5
tetradic
#A55D31 #3FA531 #3179A5 #9731A5
square
#A55D31 #3FA531 #3179A5 #9731A5
split-complementary
#A55D31 #31A597 #313FA5
monochromatic
#472815 #764223 #A55D31 #C97A4A #D79D79
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.99
#A55D31 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.21
#A55D31 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A55D31
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A55D31 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A55D31 | 1.00 | 4.99 | 4.21 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.21 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#71662C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#837630
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B44E53
Achromatopsia (no color)
#707070
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a55d31; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 93, 49); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.111 50.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c58b6b',
500: '#a55d31',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a55d31; $custom-light: #c58b6b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a55d31",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 93,
"b": 49
},
"hsl": {
"h": 22.759,
"s": 54.206,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.553,
"c": 0.11066,
"h": 50.2
},
"luminance": 0.1605
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A55D31
secondary
#72A2C0
accent
#A6DE4A
background
#FCF8F6
surface
#F9F0EB
border
#D2CBC6
text
#140C07
muted
#827D7A