#A17B1B#A17B1B
#A17B1B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.218; OKLCH L 60.4% C 0.115 H 84.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A17B1B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 123, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 71%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 83%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.6%, 83.2%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.84, 5.87, 53.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.84, 53.75, 83.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.42% 0.0102 0.1149) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.42% 0.115 84.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.9802, 21.8237, 4.0914) |
| Luminance | 0.2182 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 2.69
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 2.77
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.11
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 3.96
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 4.86
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 5.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A17B1B #1B41A1
analogous
#A1381B #A17B1B #84A11B
triadic
#A17B1B #1BA17B #7B1BA1
tetradic
#A17B1B #1BA138 #1B41A1 #A11B84
square
#A17B1B #1BA138 #1B41A1 #A11B84
split-complementary
#A17B1B #1B84A1 #381BA1
monochromatic
#382B09 #6D5312 #A17B1B #D5A324 #E2BA54
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.91
#A17B1B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.36
#A17B1B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A17B1B
5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A17B1B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A17B1B | 1.00 | 3.91 | 5.36 | 5.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.91 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C7B02
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#958521
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF6F69
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a17b1b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 123, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.4% 0.115 84.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2a061',
500: '#a17b1b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a17b1b; $custom-light: #c2a061; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a17b1b",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 123,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.985,
"s": 71.277,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60424,
"c": 0.11533,
"h": 84.9
},
"luminance": 0.21822
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A17B1B
secondary
#5273C5
accent
#6DEE3A
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F8F2EB
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130E05
muted
#827E7A