#A56F1E#A56F1E
#A56F1E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 58.5% C 0.114 H 71.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A56F1E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 111, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 69%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 82%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32.7%, 81.8%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.23, 14.59, 50.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.23, 52.30, 73.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.49% 0.0355 0.1084) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.49% 0.114 71.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.4375, 19.4639, 3.8559) |
| Luminance | 0.1946 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 2.84
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.85
Raw Sienna
#9A6200
ΔE00 4.92
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 5.63
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 5.92
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 6.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A56F1E #1E54A5
analogous
#A52B1E #A56F1E #97A51E
triadic
#A56F1E #1EA56F #6F1EA5
tetradic
#A56F1E #1EA52B #1E54A5 #A51E97
square
#A56F1E #1EA52B #1E54A5 #A51E97
split-complementary
#A56F1E #1E97A5 #2B1EA5
monochromatic
#3D290B #714C15 #A56F1E #D89228 #E1AC5C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.29
#A56F1E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.89
#A56F1E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A56F1E
4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A56F1E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A56F1E | 1.00 | 4.29 | 4.89 | 4.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#82720E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E7F21
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B4615F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a56f1e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 111, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.5% 0.114 71.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c59861',
500: '#a56f1e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a56f1e; $custom-light: #c59861; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a56f1e",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 111,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36,
"s": 69.231,
"l": 38.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58488,
"c": 0.11405,
"h": 71.9
},
"luminance": 0.19462
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A56F1E
secondary
#5985C5
accent
#82EC3C
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F9F2EB
border
#D2CCC6
text
#140D05
muted
#827E7A