#A85E26#A85E26
#A85E26 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.165; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.118 H 54.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A85E26 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 94, 38) |
| HSL | hsl(26, 63%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(26, 77%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 44%, 77.4%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(47.59, 25.78, 43.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(47.59, 50.58, 59.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.77% 0.0694 0.0958) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.77% 0.118 54.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.5028, 16.4724, 3.9331) |
| Luminance | 0.1647 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 2.75
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 3.48
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 4.06
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 4.45
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 4.52
Orangish Brown
#B25F03
ΔE00 4.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A85E26 #2670A8
analogous
#A8262F #A85E26 #A89F26
triadic
#A85E26 #26A85E #5E26A8
tetradic
#A85E26 #2FA826 #2670A8 #9F26A8
square
#A85E26 #2FA826 #2670A8 #9F26A8
split-complementary
#A85E26 #26A89F #262FA8
monochromatic
#44260F #76421B #A85E26 #D27B39 #DE9C6B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.89
#A85E26 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.29
#A85E26 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A85E26
4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A85E26 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A85E26 | 1.00 | 4.89 | 4.29 | 4.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.89 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#74671F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#857726
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B84E52
Achromatopsia (no color)
#717171
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a85e26; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 94, 38); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.118 54.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c88c64',
500: '#a85e26',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a85e26; $custom-light: #c88c64; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a85e26",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 94,
"b": 38
},
"hsl": {
"h": 25.846,
"s": 63.107,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55773,
"c": 0.11827,
"h": 54.1
},
"luminance": 0.1647
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A85E26
secondary
#669BC4
accent
#9FE642
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FAF0EB
border
#D3CBC6
text
#140C05
muted
#837D7A