#A17E1D#A17E1D
#A17E1D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.226; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.116 H 87.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A17E1D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 126, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 69%, 37%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 82%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.7%, 82%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.65, 4.25, 53.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.65, 53.64, 85.45°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.06% 0.0057 0.1154) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.06% 0.116 87.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3820, 22.5891, 4.3434) |
| Luminance | 0.2259 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 2.43
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.43
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 3.67
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.71
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 3.85
Baby Poop
#937C00
ΔE00 4.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A17E1D #1D40A1
analogous
#A13C1D #A17E1D #82A11D
triadic
#A17E1D #1DA17E #7E1DA1
tetradic
#A17E1D #1DA13C #1D40A1 #A11D82
square
#A17E1D #1DA13C #1D40A1 #A11D82
split-complementary
#A17E1D #1D82A1 #3C1DA1
monochromatic
#392D0A #6D5514 #A17E1D #D5A726 #E1BC58
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.81
#A17E1D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.52
#A17E1D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A17E1D
5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A17E1D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A17E1D | 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)
#8E7D05
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#978723
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF726C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a17e1d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 126, 29); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.116 87.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1a362',
500: '#a17e1d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a17e1d; $custom-light: #c1a362; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a17e1d",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 126,
"b": 29
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.091,
"s": 69.474,
"l": 37.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61061,
"c": 0.11557,
"h": 87.2
},
"luminance": 0.22587
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A17E1D
secondary
#5573C4
accent
#6AEC3C
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F8F2EB
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130F06
muted
#827E7A