#A17A21#A17A21
#A17A21 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.112 H 83.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A17A21 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 122, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 66%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 80%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.2%, 79.5%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.61, 6.65, 51.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.61, 51.53, 82.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.25% 0.0131 0.1112) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.25% 0.112 83.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9334, 21.6076, 4.4540) |
| Luminance | 0.2161 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 2.91
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.52
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 3.54
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 4.52
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 5.00
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 5.54
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A17A21 #2148A1
analogous
#A13A21 #A17A21 #88A121
triadic
#A17A21 #21A17A #7A21A1
tetradic
#A17A21 #21A13A #2148A1 #A12188
square
#A17A21 #21A13A #2148A1 #A12188
split-complementary
#A17A21 #2188A1 #3A21A1
monochromatic
#3B2D0C #6E5417 #A17A21 #D4A02C #DEB75E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.95
#A17A21 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.32
#A17A21 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A17A21
5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A17A21 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A17A21 | 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)
#8A7A10
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#948425
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF6E69
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a17a21; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 122, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.112 83.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1a064',
500: '#a17a21',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a17a21; $custom-light: #c1a064; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a17a21",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 122,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.719,
"s": 65.979,
"l": 38.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60253,
"c": 0.112,
"h": 83.3
},
"luminance": 0.21606
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A17A21
secondary
#5B7BC3
accent
#73E93F
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F8F2EB
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130E06
muted
#827E7A