#A9561ESienna (#A9561E) is a mid-tone, soft orange with an OKLCH hue of 50°, lightness 0.54 and chroma 0.127. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #A9561E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 86, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(24, 70%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(24, 82%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 49%, 82%, 34%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(45.9 30.3 45.6) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.545 0.127 50) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Sienna shifts subtly: leans toward pink; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 0.9), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#ab5218 — ΔE 0.9, shifts subtly: leans toward pink#ac561b — ΔE 0.6, is virtually unchanged#a9561e — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#a9571f — ΔE 0.2, is virtually unchangedTest Sienna in the color lighting simulator — sweep it through daylight, warm 2700K light, 4000K LED, and shade alongside the rest of your palette.
Against white it measures 5.2:1 and against black 4.04:1, so white text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#f9b48d · #d58a5e · #a9561e · #893d00 · #572400 · #2b0d00
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#b28e47 · #af722c · #a9561e · #96422e · #7f3137 · #66233a
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#bcaf44 · #958f62 · #a9561e · #823e0f · #5d2700 · #262100
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#f9cab1 · #49c0f3 · #a9561e · #634b3e · #50280e · #291205
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e6f4fc · #98877d · #a9561e · #4f585d · #301f16 · #000103
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e8f4fb · #bfcdd5 · #92a2ab · #182d37 · #000b14 · #a9561e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#d8dab4 · #32b5af · #a57386 · #a9561e · #4a5f72 · #04120a
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e2f5ff · #1e9da3 · #a9561e · #29549c · #002a2c · #000010
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#dafbee · #3c9e81 · #a9561e · #584697 · #261352 · #000402
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e5f9e0 · #689a5e · #a9561e · #005f7f · #390843 · #00050c
#BA6F43 · #CB8862 · #DBA281 · #EBBBA1 · #FBD5C0
#8F440E · #763400 · #5B2600 · #411800 · #290C00
#9E5D36 · #936348 · #876958
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.