Palettes / Colors / #A13517

#A13517 — Orange

#A13517 is a orange color we call Orange, closest to the named color Brown (#A52A2A). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: brown (#A52A2A) — not an exact match. CSS brown gives you #A52A2A, a different color; use #A13517 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#A13517 is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #1783A1; it also sits naturally between #A1173E and #A17A17. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 63% · Green 21% · Blue 9%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 67% · Yellow 86% · Key 37%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #A13517

.text { color: #A13517; }
.background { background-color: #A13517; }
.border { border: 3px solid #A13517; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(161, 53, 23); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(13, 75%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #A13517; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(161, 53, 23, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #A13517; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(161, 53, 23, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#A13517">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#A13517">Div content here</div>

Shades of #A13517

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #1783A1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #A13517: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #A13517

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #A13517 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #A13517 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #A13517?

#A13517 is Orange, a orange color (RGB 161, 53, 23). Its closest standard named color is Brown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #A13517?

#A13517 is RGB 161, 53, 23 — HSL 13°, 75%, 36% — CMYK 0%, 67%, 86%, 37%.

What colors go with #A13517?

Its complement is #1783A1; analogous partners are #A1173E and #A17A17. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #A13517 for text?

White text on #A13517 has a contrast ratio of 6.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.04:1.