#A8490F

A dark, vivid orange closely aligning with Saddlebrown.

About #A8490F

At its core, #A8490F is a dark and vivid hue. Its closest recognized web color is Saddlebrown. To achieve this exact tint on a monitor, you would use an RGB mix of 168, 73, and 15.

When sending designs containing this color to a printer, the CMYK values come into play. To reproduce this shade on paper, a printer utilizes 0% cyan and 57% magenta inks. The HSL representation is 22.7° hue, 83.6% saturation, and 35.9% lightness.

From a UX and accessibility standpoint, contrast is paramount. The calculated luminance score dictates that #FFFFFF typography is the safest choice. Be sure to check our contrast matrix below to see exactly how it performs against common backgrounds.

Color Space Conversions

HEX#A8490F
RGB168, 73, 15
HSL22.7°, 83.6%, 35.9%
CMYK0%, 57%, 91%, 34%
HSV22.7°, 91.1%, 65.9%
LAB43.0, 36.3, 48.8
XYZ18.6, 13.1, 2.0
Decimal11028751

Color Harmonies

Complementary

Analogous

Triadic

Tints, Shades & Tones

Tints (Adding White)

Shades (Adding Black)

WCAG Contrast Accessibility

5.79:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA
3.62:1
Text on #000000
AA Large
5.54:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA
3.08:1
Text on #0F172A
AA Large

CSS Implementation

.bg-color { background-color: #A8490F; }
.text-color { color: #A8490F; }
.border-color { border: 2px solid #A8490F; }

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