Exploring the Color #A28C7E

#A28C7E sits at 23° on the color wheel, placing it in the orange family of the warm half of the spectrum. With 16% saturation and 56% lightness, it reads as a heavily muted, light tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 162, 140, 126 produces a 6.59:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #A28C7E is a clear variant of CSS rosy brown — about 31 units away from #BC8F8F. 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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