#A17914#A17914
#A17914 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.118 H 84.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A17914 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 121, 20) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 78%, 35%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 88%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.8%, 87.6%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.28, 6.80, 55.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.28, 55.48, 82.96°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.98% 0.0122 0.1169) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.98% 0.118 84) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6631, 21.3040, 3.6328) |
| Luminance | 0.2130 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 2.18
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 2.81
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.00
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 4.04
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.76
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 5.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A17914 #143CA1
analogous
#A13314 #A17914 #82A114
triadic
#A17914 #14A179 #7914A1
tetradic
#A17914 #14A133 #143CA1 #A11482
square
#A17914 #14A133 #143CA1 #A11482
split-complementary
#A17914 #1482A1 #3314A1
monochromatic
#342706 #6B500D #A17914 #D7A21B #E8BB47
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.99
#A17914 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.26
#A17914 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A17914
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A17914 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A17914 | 1.00 | 3.99 | 5.26 | 5.26 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.99 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.26 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A7900
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#93831B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B06C67
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7F7F7F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a17914; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 121, 20); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.118 84.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c29f5e',
500: '#a17914',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a17914; $custom-light: #c29f5e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a17914",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 121,
"b": 20
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.979,
"s": 77.901,
"l": 35.49
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59975,
"c": 0.11752,
"h": 84
},
"luminance": 0.21302
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A17914
secondary
#486CC9
accent
#6AF433
background
#FCF9F5
surface
#F8F2EA
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130E05
muted
#827E79