#7E4717#7E4717
#7E4717 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.090; OKLCH L 45.5% C 0.096 H 57.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #7E4717 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(126, 71, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 69%, 29%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 82%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 43.7%, 81.7%, 50.6%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(35.99, 19.64, 37.15) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(35.99, 42.03, 62.13°) |
| OKLab | oklab(45.55% 0.0521 0.0809) |
| OKLCH | oklch(45.55% 0.096 57.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(11.0130, 9.0052, 1.9686) |
| Luminance | 0.0900 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Milk Chocolate
#7F4E1E
ΔE00 2.59
Chocolate
#7B3F00
ΔE00 3.15
Saddlebrown
#8B4513
ΔE00 3.76
Medium Brown
#7F5112
ΔE00 5.57
Warm Brown
#964E02
ΔE00 6.26
Brown (survey)
#653700
ΔE00 6.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#7E4717 #174E7E
analogous
#7E171B #7E4717 #7E7B17
triadic
#7E4717 #177E47 #47177E
tetradic
#7E4717 #1B7E17 #174E7E #7B177E
square
#7E4717 #1B7E17 #174E7E #7B177E
split-complementary
#7E4717 #177E7B #171B7E
monochromatic
#1A0F05 #4A2A0E #7E4717 #B26420 #DA8235
Accessibility & contrast
On white
7.50
#7E4717 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
On black
2.80
#7E4717 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #7E4717
7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##7E4717 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##7E4717 | 1.00 | 7.50 | 2.80 | 7.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 7.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 2.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 7.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#574D10
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#655A17
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#8A3B3D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#555555
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #7e4717; /* rgb */ color: rgb(126, 71, 23); /* oklch */ color: oklch(45.5% 0.096 57.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#a97a58',
500: '#7e4717',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #7e4717; $custom-light: #a97a58; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#7e4717",
"rgb": {
"r": 126,
"g": 71,
"b": 23
},
"hsl": {
"h": 27.961,
"s": 69.128,
"l": 29.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.45549,
"c": 0.09616,
"h": 57.2
},
"luminance": 0.09004
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#7E4717
secondary
#3E7CB3
accent
#9AEC3C
background
#FBF7F5
surface
#F6EDE9
border
#D0C8C5
text
#110903
muted
#807B78