#A9502C#A9502C
#A9502C is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.127 H 41.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.43:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9502C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 80, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 74%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.7%, 74%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.74, 34.03, 37.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.74, 50.71, 47.85°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.64% 0.0953 0.0844) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.64% 0.127 41.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.6874, 14.3566, 4.1168) |
| Luminance | 0.1435 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 2.29
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.90
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 5.31
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 5.41
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 5.45
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9502C #2C85A9
analogous
#A92C47 #A9502C #A98F2C
triadic
#A9502C #2CA950 #502CA9
tetradic
#A9502C #47A92C #2C85A9 #8F2CA9
square
#A9502C #47A92C #2C85A9 #8F2CA9
split-complementary
#A9502C #2CA98F #2C47A9
monochromatic
#482213 #78391F #A9502C #CE6C44 #DB9274
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.43
#A9502C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.87
#A9502C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A9502C
5.43:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9502C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9502C | 1.00 | 5.43 | 3.87 | 5.43 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.43 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#685E28
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E712A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B93D48
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9502c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 80, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.127 41.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c98367',
500: '#a9502c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9502c; $custom-light: #c98367; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9502c",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 80,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.28,
"s": 58.685,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5364,
"c": 0.12728,
"h": 41.5
},
"luminance": 0.14354
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9502C
secondary
#6EAAC3
accent
#B5E246
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FAEFEB
border
#D3CAC6
text
#140B06
muted
#837C7A