Exploring the Color #381A0D

#381A0D sits at 18° on the color wheel, placing it in the orange family of the warm half of the spectrum. With 62% saturation and 14% lightness, it reads as a moderately saturated, deep tone — a weighted, dramatic presence with deep undertones. Its RGB mix of 56, 26, 13 produces a 15.89:1 contrast ratio against white, which clears WCAG AAA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #381A0D is a distant relative of CSS black — about 63 units away from #000000. Designers reach for orange hues at this saturation when the brief calls for a conversational, mid-energy register, and at this lightness when they want weight, depth, and grounded contrast. On screen the warm cast tends to pair best with cool neutrals around 210°-230° to balance temperature.

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