#A17A22#A17A22
#A17A22 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.216; OKLCH L 60.3% C 0.111 H 83.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A17A22 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 122, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 65%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 79%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.2%, 78.9%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.61, 6.69, 50.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.61, 51.17, 82.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.26% 0.0133 0.1107) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.26% 0.111 83.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9477, 21.6133, 4.5289) |
| Luminance | 0.2161 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 2.98
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.59
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 3.65
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 4.60
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 5.02
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 5.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A17A22 #2249A1
analogous
#A13B22 #A17A22 #88A122
triadic
#A17A22 #22A17A #7A22A1
tetradic
#A17A22 #22A13B #2249A1 #A12288
square
#A17A22 #22A13B #2249A1 #A12288
split-complementary
#A17A22 #2288A1 #3B22A1
monochromatic
#3C2D0D #6E5417 #A17A22 #D3A02D #DDB760
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.95
#A17A22 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.32
#A17A22 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A17A22
5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A17A22 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A17A22 | 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)
#8A7A12
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#948426
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF6E69
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a17a22; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 122, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.3% 0.111 83.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1a064',
500: '#a17a22',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a17a22; $custom-light: #c1a064; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a17a22",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 122,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.575,
"s": 65.128,
"l": 38.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60259,
"c": 0.11145,
"h": 83.2
},
"luminance": 0.21612
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A17A22
secondary
#5D7CC2
accent
#73E840
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F8F2EB
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130E06
muted
#827E7A