#A17E1F#A17E1F
#A17E1F is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.226; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.115 H 86.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A17E1F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 126, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 68%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 81%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.7%, 80.7%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.66, 4.32, 52.79) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.66, 52.96, 85.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.07% 0.0061 0.1144) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.07% 0.115 86.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4075, 22.5993, 4.4780) |
| Luminance | 0.2260 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 2.59
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.49
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.74
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 3.83
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 3.94
Baby Poop
#937C00
ΔE00 4.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A17E1F #1F42A1
analogous
#A13D1F #A17E1F #83A11F
triadic
#A17E1F #1FA17E #7E1FA1
tetradic
#A17E1F #1FA13D #1F42A1 #A11F83
square
#A17E1F #1FA13D #1F42A1 #A11F83
split-complementary
#A17E1F #1F83A1 #3D1FA1
monochromatic
#3A2E0B #6E5615 #A17E1F #D4A629 #DFBC5B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.80
#A17E1F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.52
#A17E1F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A17E1F
5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A17E1F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A17E1F | 1.00 | 3.80 | 5.52 | 5.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.80 | 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)
#8E7D0A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#978724
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF726C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a17e1f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 126, 31); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.115 86.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1a363',
500: '#a17e1f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a17e1f; $custom-light: #c1a363; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a17e1f",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 126,
"b": 31
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.846,
"s": 67.708,
"l": 37.647
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61073,
"c": 0.11457,
"h": 86.9
},
"luminance": 0.22598
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A17E1F
secondary
#5875C4
accent
#6CEB3D
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F8F2EB
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130F06
muted
#827E7A