#A17A1F#A17A1F
#A17A1F is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.113 H 83.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A17A1F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 122, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 68%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 81%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.2%, 80.7%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.60, 6.57, 51.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.60, 52.24, 82.77°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.24% 0.0126 0.1123) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.24% 0.113 83.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9063, 21.5967, 4.3109) |
| Luminance | 0.2160 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 2.77
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 3.33
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.38
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 4.38
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.97
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 5.42
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A17A1F #1F46A1
analogous
#A1391F #A17A1F #87A11F
triadic
#A17A1F #1FA17A #7A1FA1
tetradic
#A17A1F #1FA139 #1F46A1 #A11F87
square
#A17A1F #1FA139 #1F46A1 #A11F87
split-complementary
#A17A1F #1F87A1 #391FA1
monochromatic
#3A2C0B #6E5315 #A17A1F #D4A129 #DFB85B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.95
#A17A1F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.32
#A17A1F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A17A1F
5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A17A1F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A17A1F | 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)
#8B7A0C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#948424
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF6E69
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a17a1f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 122, 31); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.113 83.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1a063',
500: '#a17a1f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a17a1f; $custom-light: #c1a063; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a17a1f",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 122,
"b": 31
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42,
"s": 67.708,
"l": 37.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6024,
"c": 0.11305,
"h": 83.6
},
"luminance": 0.21595
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A17A1F
secondary
#5878C4
accent
#71EB3D
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F8F2EB
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130E06
muted
#827E7A