#A27E22#A27E22
#A27E22 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.227; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.113 H 85.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.54:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A27E22 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 126, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 65%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 79%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.2%, 79%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.78, 4.90, 51.85) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.78, 52.09, 84.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.2% 0.0081 0.113) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.2% 0.113 85.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6513, 22.7202, 4.7055) |
| Luminance | 0.2272 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 3.04
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.35
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.57
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 4.31
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 4.33
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 5.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A27E22 #2246A2
analogous
#A23E22 #A27E22 #86A222
triadic
#A27E22 #22A27E #7E22A2
tetradic
#A27E22 #22A23E #2246A2 #A22286
square
#A27E22 #22A23E #2246A2 #A22286
split-complementary
#A27E22 #2286A2 #3E22A2
monochromatic
#3D2F0D #6F5717 #A27E22 #D3A52E #DEBB61
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.79
#A27E22 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.54
#A27E22 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A27E22
5.54:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A27E22 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A27E22 | 1.00 | 3.79 | 5.54 | 5.54 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.54 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E7E10
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#978727
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B0726C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a27e22; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 126, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.113 85.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2a365',
500: '#a27e22',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a27e22; $custom-light: #c2a365; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a27e22",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 126,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.125,
"s": 65.306,
"l": 38.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61202,
"c": 0.11332,
"h": 85.9
},
"luminance": 0.22719
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A27E22
secondary
#5D7AC3
accent
#6FE840
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F8F2EB
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130F06
muted
#827E7A