#A17915#A17915
#A17915 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.213; OKLCH L 60.0% C 0.117 H 83.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A17915 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 121, 21) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 77%, 36%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 87%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.8%, 87%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.28, 6.82, 54.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.28, 55.21, 82.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.98% 0.0124 0.1165) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.98% 0.117 83.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.6722, 21.3076, 3.6807) |
| Luminance | 0.2131 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 2.20
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 2.87
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.03
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 4.08
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.76
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 5.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A17915 #153DA1
analogous
#A13315 #A17915 #83A115
triadic
#A17915 #15A179 #7915A1
tetradic
#A17915 #15A133 #153DA1 #A11583
square
#A17915 #15A133 #153DA1 #A11583
split-complementary
#A17915 #1583A1 #3315A1
monochromatic
#352807 #6B500E #A17915 #D7A21C #E7BA49
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.99
#A17915 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.26
#A17915 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A17915
5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A17915 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A17915 | 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: #a17915; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 121, 21); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.0% 0.117 83.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c29f5e',
500: '#a17915',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a17915; $custom-light: #c29f5e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a17915",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 121,
"b": 21
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.857,
"s": 76.923,
"l": 35.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59979,
"c": 0.11714,
"h": 83.9
},
"luminance": 0.21306
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A17915
secondary
#496EC8
accent
#6BF334
background
#FCF9F5
surface
#F8F2EA
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130E05
muted
#827E79