#A85231#A85231

#A85231 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.123 H 40.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#A85231
RGB	rgb(168, 82, 49)
HSL	hsl(17, 55%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(17, 71%, 66%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.2%, 70.8%, 34.1%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.06, 32.83, 35.21)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.06, 48.14, 47.00°)
OKLab	oklab(53.87% 0.0926 0.0803)
OKLCH	oklch(53.87% 0.123 40.9)
XYZ	xyz(19.7219, 14.5835, 4.6815)
Luminance	0.1458 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#A85231 #3187A8

analogous

#A8314B #A85231 #A88E31

triadic

#A85231 #31A852 #5231A8

tetradic

#A85231 #4BA831 #3187A8 #8E31A8

square

#A85231 #4BA831 #3187A8 #8E31A8

split-complementary

#A85231 #31A88E #314BA8

monochromatic

#492415 #793B23 #A85231 #CB6F4C #D8957B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.36

#A85231 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.92

#A85231 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #A85231

5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##A85231	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##A85231	1.00	5.36	3.92	5.36
#FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.92	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.36	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#695F2D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7E722F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B8414B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #a85231;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 82, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.123 40.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c8846a',
    500: '#a85231',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #a85231;
$custom-light: #c8846a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#a85231",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 168,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.639,
    "s": 54.839,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5387,
    "c": 0.12258,
    "h": 40.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14581
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#A85231

secondary

#74ACC1

accent

#B5DE4A

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#140B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #A85231

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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