#A17C1C#A17C1C
#A17C1C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 60.6% C 0.115 H 85.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A17C1C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 124, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 70%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 83%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23%, 82.6%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.11, 5.34, 53.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.11, 53.60, 84.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.64% 0.0088 0.1149) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.64% 0.115 85.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1167, 22.0778, 4.1950) |
| Luminance | 0.2208 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 2.55
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.05
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.17
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 3.89
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 4.48
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 5.21
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A17C1C #1C41A1
analogous
#A1391C #A17C1C #84A11C
triadic
#A17C1C #1CA17C #7C1CA1
tetradic
#A17C1C #1CA139 #1C41A1 #A11C84
square
#A17C1C #1CA139 #1C41A1 #A11C84
split-complementary
#A17C1C #1C84A1 #391CA1
monochromatic
#392C0A #6D5413 #A17C1C #D5A425 #E2BB56
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.88
#A17C1C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.42
#A17C1C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A17C1C
5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A17C1C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A17C1C | 1.00 | 3.88 | 5.42 | 5.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.88 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C7C04
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#958522
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF706A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a17c1c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 124, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.6% 0.115 85.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1a162',
500: '#a17c1c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a17c1c; $custom-light: #c1a162; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a17c1c",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 124,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.308,
"s": 70.37,
"l": 37.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60637,
"c": 0.11523,
"h": 85.6
},
"luminance": 0.22076
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A17C1C
secondary
#5473C5
accent
#6CED3B
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F8F2EB
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130E05
muted
#827E7A