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Earthyorange

Plush Rust Gleam

#935e38
Notes

Plush Rust Gleam (#935E38) is a true orange with an earthy character. It leans grounded and natural, the kind of color that plays well with wood, clay, linen, and warm neutrals. Its HSL profile (25°, 45%, 40%) places it in the balanced band at a mid lightness. It works across type, buttons, and borders, saturated enough to feel deliberate but balanced enough to not fight the rest of the palette. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary azure. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#935e38
RGB
rgb(147, 94, 56)
HSL
hsl(25, 45%, 40%)
HWB
hwb(25 22% 42%)
OKLCH
oklch(53.2% 0.087 55.2)
HSV
hsv(25, 62%, 58%)
LAB
lab(44.94% 17.67 30.44)
LCH
lch(44.94% 35.19 59.85)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 36%, 62%, 42%)

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

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Accessibility

Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#935e38
Original
#6d6335
Protanopia
#7a6f38
Deuteranopia
#a05355
Tritanopia
#676767
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAon White
5.39:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AA Largeon Black
3.90:1

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