Colors Encyclopedia

HEX atlas value

#A0522D

#A0522D is a warm orange HEX color nearest Sienna. RGB 160, 82, 45, HSL 19° 56% 40%, luminance 0.137; view contrast and conversions.

orangewarmearth-tone
#A0522D Sample readable text
HEX #A0522D
RGB rgb(160, 82, 45)
HSL hsl(19 56% 40%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 49, 72, 37)
Luminance 0.137
Contrast Black 3.74:1White 5.61:1

CSS

--color-a0522d: #A0522D;
.background-a0522d { background-color: #A0522D; }
.text-a0522d { color: #A0522D; }

HEX meaning and use

About #A0522D

#A0522D is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #A0522D is visually closest to Sienna, a named orange color with HEX #A0522D.

The RGB channels are 160, 82, and 45, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 19deg with 56% saturation and 40% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

Practical uses for this HEX value include color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.137, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 0.00, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text3.74:1AA Fail
White text5.61:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF, #F5F5F5.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #A0522D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000003.74:1 · Fail
White text#FFFFFF5.61:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#582D19#582D19 · #FFFFFF text · best 11.64:1Burnt Umber#8A3324 · #FFFFFF text · best 8.14:1#9F2D42#9F2D42 · #FFFFFF text · best 7.17:1Saddle Brown#8B4513 · #FFFFFF text · best 7.1:1#D07E58#D07E58 · #000000 text · best 6.81:1

Generated Palette

Sienna#A0522D
#2D7B9F#2D7B9F
#9F2D42#9F2D42
#9F8A2D#9F8A2D
#D07E58#D07E58
#582D19#582D19

Color Harmonies

#2D7B9F#2D7B9F
#9F2D42#9F2D42
#9F8A2D#9F8A2D
#2D9F51#2D9F51
#512D9F#512D9F

Variants

#D07E58#D07E58
#582D19#582D19
#B64916#B64916
#895943#895943
#CA9881#CA9881
#F54E00#F54E00

Nearest Named Colors

Sienna#A0522D
Cedar#8B5A2B
Red Clay#B45A3C
Saddle Brown#8B4513
Brick Red#8A3324

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.137
Black text3.74:1AA Fail
White text5.61:1AA Pass
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#A0522D","rgb":[160,82,45],"hsl":[19,56,40],"cmyk":[0,49,72,37],"luminance":0.137,"contrast":{"black":3.74,"white":5.61}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"AAA":[]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":3.74,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":5.61,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#582D19","hex":"#582D19","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":1.8,"contrastWhite":11.64,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"Burnt Umber","hex":"#8A3324","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.58,"contrastWhite":8.14,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#9F2D42","hex":"#9F2D42","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.93,"contrastWhite":7.17,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.96,"contrastWhite":7.1,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#D07E58","hex":"#D07E58","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.81,"contrastWhite":3.08,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Sienna adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/a0522d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sienna.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/cedar.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/red-clay.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#2D7B9F","analogous":["#9F2D42","#9F8A2D"],"triadic":["#2D9F51","#512D9F"],"tetradic":["#429F2D","#2D7B9F","#8A2D9F"],"splitComplementary":["#2D9F8A","#2D429F"],"monochromatic":["#D07E58","#A0522D","#582D19"]}
Variants
{"light":"#D07E58","dark":"#582D19","saturated":"#B64916","desaturated":"#895943","pastel":"#CA9881","neon":"#F54E00"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"sienna","name":"Sienna","hex":"#A0522D","distance":0},{"slug":"cedar","name":"Cedar","hex":"#8B5A2B","distance":22.561028345356956},{"slug":"red-clay","name":"Red Clay","hex":"#B45A3C","distance":26.248809496813376},{"slug":"saddle-brown","name":"Saddle Brown","hex":"#8B4513","distance":35.86084215408221},{"slug":"brick-red","name":"Brick Red","hex":"#8A3324","distance":39.06404996924922}]
Dataset manifest Version 1.0.0 Build hash published in manifest Canonical page

Related HEX Guides

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