#A27E2D#A27E2D
#A27E2D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.106 H 84.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A27E2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 126, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 57%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 72%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.2%, 72.2%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.86, 5.41, 47.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.86, 47.75, 83.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.29% 0.0109 0.106) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.29% 0.107 84.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.8362, 22.7941, 5.6790) |
| Luminance | 0.2279 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.19
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.24
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 4.31
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 5.23
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.50
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 5.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A27E2D #2D51A2
analogous
#A2432D #A27E2D #8CA22D
triadic
#A27E2D #2DA27E #7E2DA2
tetradic
#A27E2D #2DA243 #2D51A2 #A22D8C
square
#A27E2D #2DA243 #2D51A2 #A22D8C
split-complementary
#A27E2D #2D8CA2 #432DA2
monochromatic
#423312 #725920 #A27E2D #CAA042 #D8B872
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.78
#A27E2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.56
#A27E2D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A27E2D
5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A27E2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A27E2D | 1.00 | 3.78 | 5.56 | 5.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E7E22
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#968730
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B0726D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a27e2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 126, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.106 84.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1a36b',
500: '#a27e2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a27e2d; $custom-light: #c1a36b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a27e2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 126,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.538,
"s": 56.522,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61287,
"c": 0.1065,
"h": 84.2
},
"luminance": 0.22793
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A27E2D
secondary
#6C85BF
accent
#77E048
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F8F2EB
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130F07
muted
#827E7A