#A27921#A27921
#A27921 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.215; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.112 H 81.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A27921 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 121, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 66%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 80%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.3%, 79.6%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(53.46, 7.67, 51.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(53.46, 51.58, 81.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(60.16% 0.0159 0.111) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60.16% 0.112 81.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0137, 21.4676, 4.4228) |
| Luminance | 0.2147 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 2.72
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.57
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 4.12
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.57
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 5.07
Poo
#8F7303
ΔE00 5.95
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A27921 #214AA2
analogous
#A23821 #A27921 #8AA221
triadic
#A27921 #21A279 #7921A2
tetradic
#A27921 #21A238 #214AA2 #A2218A
square
#A27921 #21A238 #214AA2 #A2218A
split-complementary
#A27921 #218AA2 #3821A2
monochromatic
#3C2D0C #6F5317 #A27921 #D49F2C #DEB65F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.97
#A27921 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.29
#A27921 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A27921
5.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A27921 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A27921 | 1.00 | 3.97 | 5.29 | 5.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.97 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8A7A11
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#938425
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B06D68
Achromatopsia (no color)
#808080
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a27921; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 121, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.112 81.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c29f64',
500: '#a27921',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a27921; $custom-light: #c29f64; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a27921",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 121,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.93,
"s": 66.154,
"l": 38.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6016,
"c": 0.11211,
"h": 81.8
},
"luminance": 0.21466
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A27921
secondary
#5C7DC3
accent
#75E93F
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F8F2EB
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130E06
muted
#827E7A