#A17E20#A17E20
#A17E20 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.226; OKLCH L 61.1% C 0.114 H 86.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A17E20 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(161, 126, 32) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 67%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 80%, 63%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.7%, 80.1%, 36.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.66, 4.36, 52.44) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.66, 52.62, 85.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.08% 0.0064 0.1139) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.08% 0.114 86.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4209, 22.6046, 4.5484) |
| Luminance | 0.2260 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 2.68
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.53
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.76
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 3.92
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 3.99
Baby Poop
#937C00
ΔE00 4.92
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A17E20 #2043A1
analogous
#A13E20 #A17E20 #83A120
triadic
#A17E20 #20A17E #7E20A1
tetradic
#A17E20 #20A13E #2043A1 #A12083
square
#A17E20 #20A13E #2043A1 #A12083
split-complementary
#A17E20 #2083A1 #3E20A1
monochromatic
#3B2E0C #6E5616 #A17E20 #D4A62A #DFBB5D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.80
#A17E20 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.52
#A17E20 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A17E20
5.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A17E20 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A17E20 | 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)
#8E7D0C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#968725
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AF726C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a17e20; /* rgb */ color: rgb(161, 126, 32); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.1% 0.114 86.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1a364',
500: '#a17e20',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a17e20; $custom-light: #c1a364; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a17e20",
"rgb": {
"r": 161,
"g": 126,
"b": 32
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.721,
"s": 66.839,
"l": 37.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61079,
"c": 0.11406,
"h": 86.8
},
"luminance": 0.22603
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A17E20
secondary
#5A76C3
accent
#6DEA3E
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F8F2EB
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130F06
muted
#827E7A