#A17D21#A17D21
#A17D21 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 60.9% C 0.113 H 85.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A17D21 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 125, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 66%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 80%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.4%, 79.5%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.40, 4.96, 51.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.40, 52.07, 84.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.88% 0.0082 0.1128) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.88% 0.113 85.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3075, 22.3557, 4.5787) |
| Luminance | 0.2235 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 2.85
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.45
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.49
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 4.08
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 4.43
Baby Poop
#937C00
ΔE00 5.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A17D21 #2145A1
analogous
#A13D21 #A17D21 #85A121
triadic
#A17D21 #21A17D #7D21A1
tetradic
#A17D21 #21A13D #2145A1 #A12185
square
#A17D21 #21A13D #2145A1 #A12185
split-complementary
#A17D21 #2185A1 #3D21A1
monochromatic
#3B2E0C #6E5617 #A17D21 #D4A42C #DEBA5E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.84
#A17D21 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.47
#A17D21 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A17D21
5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A17D21 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A17D21 | 1.00 | 3.84 | 5.47 | 5.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.84 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D7D0F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#968626
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF716B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#828282
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a17d21; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 125, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.9% 0.113 85.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1a264',
500: '#a17d21',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a17d21; $custom-light: #c1a264; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a17d21",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 125,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.125,
"s": 65.979,
"l": 38.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.60876,
"c": 0.11311,
"h": 85.8
},
"luminance": 0.22354
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A17D21
secondary
#5B78C3
accent
#6FE93F
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F8F2EB
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130F06
muted
#827E7A