#A56A28#A56A28
#A56A28 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.110 H 65.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A56A28 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 106, 40) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 61%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 76%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 35.8%, 75.8%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.05, 17.83, 44.93) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.05, 48.34, 68.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.6% 0.0463 0.0994) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.6% 0.11 65) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.0557, 18.4626, 4.4618) |
| Luminance | 0.1846 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.59
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 4.54
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 4.62
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.88
Orangey Brown
#B16002
ΔE00 5.16
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 5.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A56A28 #2863A5
analogous
#A52B28 #A56A28 #A2A528
triadic
#A56A28 #28A56A #6A28A5
tetradic
#A56A28 #28A52B #2863A5 #A528A2
square
#A56A28 #28A52B #2863A5 #A528A2
split-complementary
#A56A28 #28A2A5 #2B28A5
monochromatic
#422B10 #744A1C #A56A28 #CF893B #DBA76C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.48
#A56A28 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.69
#A56A28 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A56A28
4.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A56A28 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A56A28 | 1.00 | 4.48 | 4.69 | 4.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D6F1F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B7D29
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B45C5C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a56a28; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 106, 40); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.110 65.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c59466',
500: '#a56a28',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a56a28; $custom-light: #c59466; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a56a28",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 106,
"b": 40
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.68,
"s": 60.976,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57598,
"c": 0.10967,
"h": 65
},
"luminance": 0.18461
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A56A28
secondary
#6792C2
accent
#8FE444
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F9F1EB
border
#D2CBC6
text
#140D06
muted
#827E7A