Exploring the Color #A2705B

#A2705B sits at 18° on the color wheel, placing it in the orange family of the warm half of the spectrum. With 28% saturation and 50% lightness, it reads as a softly muted, balanced tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 162, 112, 91 produces a 5.01:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #A2705B is a clear variant of CSS gray — about 53 units away from #808080. Designers reach for orange hues at this saturation when the brief calls for restraint and atmosphere, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the warm cast tends to pair best with cool neutrals around 210°-230° to balance temperature.

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