#A56E27#A56E27
#A56E27 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.193; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.110 H 69.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.86:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A56E27 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 110, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 62%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 76%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 33.3%, 76.4%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.04, 15.52, 46.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.04, 48.89, 71.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.36% 0.0393 0.1022) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.36% 0.11 69) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.4608, 19.2996, 4.5140) |
| Luminance | 0.1930 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 2.80
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 3.66
Raw Sienna
#9A6200
ΔE00 5.22
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 5.57
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 5.58
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 5.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A56E27 #275EA5
analogous
#A52F27 #A56E27 #9DA527
triadic
#A56E27 #27A56E #6E27A5
tetradic
#A56E27 #27A52F #275EA5 #A5279D
square
#A56E27 #27A52F #275EA5 #A5279D
split-complementary
#A56E27 #279DA5 #2F27A5
monochromatic
#422C10 #744D1B #A56E27 #D08E39 #DCAA6A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.32
#A56E27 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.86
#A56E27 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A56E27
4.86:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A56E27 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A56E27 | 1.00 | 4.32 | 4.86 | 4.86 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.86 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#80721D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D7F29
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B46160
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a56e27; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 110, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.110 69.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c59766',
500: '#a56e27',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a56e27; $custom-light: #c59766; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a56e27",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 110,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.81,
"s": 61.765,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5836,
"c": 0.10955,
"h": 69
},
"luminance": 0.19298
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A56E27
secondary
#668EC2
accent
#8AE543
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F9F2EB
border
#D2CCC6
text
#140D06
muted
#827E7A