#A56A22#A56A22
#A56A22 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.113 H 66.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A56A22 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 106, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 66%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 79%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 35.8%, 79.4%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.01, 17.57, 47.51) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.01, 50.66, 69.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.55% 0.0447 0.1035) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.55% 0.113 66.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.9615, 18.4249, 3.9655) |
| Luminance | 0.1842 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.77
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.02
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 4.39
Raw Sienna
#9A6200
ΔE00 4.53
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 4.55
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 5.15
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A56A22 #225DA5
analogous
#A52922 #A56A22 #9FA522
triadic
#A56A22 #22A56A #6A22A5
tetradic
#A56A22 #22A529 #225DA5 #A5229F
square
#A56A22 #22A529 #225DA5 #A5229F
split-complementary
#A56A22 #229FA5 #2922A5
monochromatic
#40290D #724918 #A56A22 #D48A30 #DFA763
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.48
#A56A22 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.68
#A56A22 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A56A22
4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A56A22 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A56A22 | 1.00 | 4.48 | 4.68 | 4.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D6F17
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B7C24
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B45C5C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a56a22; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 106, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.113 66.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c59463',
500: '#a56a22',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a56a22; $custom-light: #c59463; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a56a22",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 106,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.977,
"s": 65.829,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57549,
"c": 0.11276,
"h": 66.6
},
"luminance": 0.18423
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A56A22
secondary
#5F8CC4
accent
#8BE93F
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F9F1EB
border
#D2CBC6
text
#140D05
muted
#827E7A