#A9502E#A9502E
#A9502E is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.144; OKLCH L 53.7% C 0.127 H 40.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9502E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 80, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 57%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 73%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 52.7%, 72.8%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.76, 34.13, 36.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.76, 50.01, 46.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.66% 0.0959 0.0826) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.66% 0.127 40.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(19.7259, 14.3720, 4.3196) |
| Luminance | 0.1437 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 2.54
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.17
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.81
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 5.85
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 5.86
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 5.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9502E #2E87A9
analogous
#A92E4A #A9502E #A98D2E
triadic
#A9502E #2EA950 #502EA9
tetradic
#A9502E #4AA92E #2E87A9 #8D2EA9
square
#A9502E #4AA92E #2E87A9 #8D2EA9
split-complementary
#A9502E #2EA98D #2E4AA9
monochromatic
#492214 #793921 #A9502E #CD6C47 #DA9377
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.42
#A9502E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.87
#A9502E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A9502E
5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9502E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9502E | 1.00 | 5.42 | 3.87 | 5.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.42 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#685E2A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E712C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B93E48
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9502e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 80, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.7% 0.127 40.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c98368',
500: '#a9502e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9502e; $custom-light: #c98368; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9502e",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 80,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.585,
"s": 57.209,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53664,
"c": 0.12658,
"h": 40.7
},
"luminance": 0.1437
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9502E
secondary
#71ACC2
accent
#B6E047
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FAEFEB
border
#D3CAC6
text
#140B06
muted
#837C7A