#A17E1C#A17E1C
#A17E1C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.226; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.116 H 87.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A17E1C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 126, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 70%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 83%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.7%, 82.6%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.64, 4.22, 53.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.64, 53.96, 85.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.06% 0.0055 0.1159) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.06% 0.116 87.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3698, 22.5842, 4.2794) |
| Luminance | 0.2258 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 2.36
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.41
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 3.59
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.70
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 3.81
Baby Poop
#937C00
ΔE00 4.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A17E1C #1C3FA1
analogous
#A13C1C #A17E1C #81A11C
triadic
#A17E1C #1CA17E #7E1CA1
tetradic
#A17E1C #1CA13C #1C3FA1 #A11C81
square
#A17E1C #1CA13C #1C3FA1 #A11C81
split-complementary
#A17E1C #1C81A1 #3C1CA1
monochromatic
#392C0A #6D5513 #A17E1C #D5A725 #E2BD56
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.81
#A17E1C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.52
#A17E1C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A17E1C
5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A17E1C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A17E1C | 1.00 | 3.81 | 5.52 | 5.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E7D03
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#978722
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF726C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a17e1c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 126, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.116 87.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1a362',
500: '#a17e1c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a17e1c; $custom-light: #c1a362; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a17e1c",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 126,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.211,
"s": 70.37,
"l": 37.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61056,
"c": 0.11605,
"h": 87.3
},
"luminance": 0.22583
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A17E1C
secondary
#5472C5
accent
#6AED3B
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F8F2EB
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130F05
muted
#827E7A