#A17420#A17420
#A17420 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.111 H 78.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.03:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A17420 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 116, 32) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 67%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 80%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28%, 80.1%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.03, 10.01, 50.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.03, 51.02, 78.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.02% 0.0226 0.1087) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.02% 0.111 78.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.2055, 20.1739, 4.1433) |
| Luminance | 0.2017 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.69
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.78
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 5.09
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 5.10
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 5.73
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 5.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A17420 #204DA1
analogous
#A13420 #A17420 #8DA120
triadic
#A17420 #20A174 #7420A1
tetradic
#A17420 #20A134 #204DA1 #A1208D
square
#A17420 #20A134 #204DA1 #A1208D
split-complementary
#A17420 #208DA1 #3420A1
monochromatic
#3B2A0C #6E4F16 #A17420 #D4992A #DFB15D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.17
#A17420 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.03
#A17420 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A17420
5.03:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A17420 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A17420 | 1.00 | 4.17 | 5.03 | 5.03 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.03 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#857611
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#908124
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B06764
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a17420; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 116, 32); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.111 78.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c29b63',
500: '#a17420',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a17420; $custom-light: #c29b63; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a17420",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 116,
"b": 32
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.07,
"s": 66.839,
"l": 37.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59016,
"c": 0.11103,
"h": 78.2
},
"luminance": 0.20172
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A17420
secondary
#5A7EC3
accent
#7AEA3E
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F8F2EB
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130E05
muted
#827E7A