#A9552D#A9552D
#A9552D is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.123 H 44.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9552D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 85, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 58%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 73%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 49.7%, 73.4%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.80, 31.43, 38.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.80, 49.48, 50.57°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.46% 0.0875 0.0859) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.46% 0.123 44.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.0862, 15.1239, 4.3436) |
| Luminance | 0.1512 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 2.17
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 3.87
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 4.49
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 5.56
Cinnamon
#AC4F06
ΔE00 5.61
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9552D #2D81A9
analogous
#A92D43 #A9552D #A9932D
triadic
#A9552D #2DA955 #552DA9
tetradic
#A9552D #43A92D #2D81A9 #932DA9
square
#A9552D #43A92D #2D81A9 #932DA9
split-complementary
#A9552D #2DA993 #2D43A9
monochromatic
#482413 #793D20 #A9552D #CE7146 #DA9676
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.22
#A9552D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.02
#A9552D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A9552D
5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9552D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9552D | 1.00 | 5.22 | 4.02 | 5.22 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6C6129
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#81742B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9444C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9552d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 85, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.123 44.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c98668',
500: '#a9552d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9552d; $custom-light: #c98668; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9552d",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 85,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.355,
"s": 57.944,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54455,
"c": 0.12267,
"h": 44.5
},
"luminance": 0.15121
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9552D
secondary
#6FA8C2
accent
#AFE147
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FAEFEB
border
#D3CAC6
text
#140B06
muted
#837C7A