#A17A1B#A17A1B
#A17A1B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.115 H 84.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A17A1B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 122, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 71%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 83%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.2%, 83.2%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.58, 6.43, 53.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.58, 53.58, 83.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.22% 0.0118 0.1144) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.22% 0.115 84.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.8568, 21.5769, 4.0503) |
| Luminance | 0.2157 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 2.56
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 2.97
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.16
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 4.13
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.95
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 5.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A17A1B #1B42A1
analogous
#A1371B #A17A1B #85A11B
triadic
#A17A1B #1BA17A #7A1BA1
tetradic
#A17A1B #1BA137 #1B42A1 #A11B85
square
#A17A1B #1BA137 #1B42A1 #A11B85
split-complementary
#A17A1B #1B85A1 #371BA1
monochromatic
#382B09 #6D5212 #A17A1B #D5A224 #E2B954
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.95
#A17A1B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.32
#A17A1B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A17A1B
5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A17A1B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A17A1B | 1.00 | 3.95 | 5.32 | 5.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.95 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.32 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8B7A03
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#948420
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF6E68
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a17a1b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 122, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.115 84.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2a061',
500: '#a17a1b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a17a1b; $custom-light: #c2a061; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a17a1b",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 122,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.537,
"s": 71.277,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60216,
"c": 0.11498,
"h": 84.1
},
"luminance": 0.21575
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A17A1B
secondary
#5274C5
accent
#6EEE3A
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F8F2EB
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130E05
muted
#827E7A