#A17615#A17615
#A17615 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.116 H 81.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A17615 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 118, 21) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 77%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 87%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.7%, 87%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.50, 8.52, 54.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.50, 54.81, 81.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.36% 0.0172 0.1151) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.36% 0.116 81.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.3133, 20.5898, 3.5610) |
| Luminance | 0.2059 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 2.25
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.68
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 4.04
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.38
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 4.91
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 5.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A17615 #1540A1
analogous
#A13015 #A17615 #86A115
triadic
#A17615 #15A176 #7615A1
tetradic
#A17615 #15A130 #1540A1 #A11586
square
#A17615 #15A130 #1540A1 #A11586
split-complementary
#A17615 #1586A1 #3015A1
monochromatic
#352707 #6B4E0E #A17615 #D79E1C #E7B749
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.10
#A17615 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.12
#A17615 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A17615
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A17615 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A17615 | 1.00 | 4.10 | 5.12 | 5.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#877700
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91821B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B06965
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a17615; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 118, 21); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.116 81.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c29d5e',
500: '#a17615',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a17615; $custom-light: #c29d5e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a17615",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 118,
"b": 21
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.571,
"s": 76.923,
"l": 35.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59362,
"c": 0.11633,
"h": 81.5
},
"luminance": 0.20588
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A17615
secondary
#4970C8
accent
#6FF334
background
#FCF9F5
surface
#F8F2EA
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130E05
muted
#827E79