#A17C1B#A17C1B
#A17C1B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.116 H 85.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.41:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A17C1B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 124, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 71%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 83%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23%, 83.2%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.10, 5.31, 53.66) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.10, 53.92, 84.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.63% 0.0086 0.1154) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.63% 0.116 85.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1049, 22.0731, 4.1330) |
| Luminance | 0.2207 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 2.47
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.03
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.13
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 3.84
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 4.41
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 5.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A17C1B #1B40A1
analogous
#A1391B #A17C1B #83A11B
triadic
#A17C1B #1BA17C #7C1BA1
tetradic
#A17C1B #1BA139 #1B40A1 #A11B83
square
#A17C1B #1BA139 #1B40A1 #A11B83
split-complementary
#A17C1B #1B83A1 #391BA1
monochromatic
#382B09 #6D5412 #A17C1B #D5A424 #E2BB54
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.88
#A17C1B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.41
#A17C1B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A17C1B
5.41:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A17C1B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A17C1B | 1.00 | 3.88 | 5.41 | 5.41 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.41 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C7C01
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#958521
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF706A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a17c1b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 124, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.116 85.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1a161',
500: '#a17c1b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a17c1b; $custom-light: #c1a161; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a17c1b",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 124,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.433,
"s": 71.277,
"l": 36.863
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60632,
"c": 0.1157,
"h": 85.8
},
"luminance": 0.22072
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A17C1B
secondary
#5272C5
accent
#6CEE3A
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F8F2EB
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130E05
muted
#827E7A