#A27E2E#A27E2E
#A27E2E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.106 H 84.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A27E2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(162, 126, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 56%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 72%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.2%, 71.6%, 36.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.87, 5.46, 47.01) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.87, 47.33, 83.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.3% 0.0111 0.1052) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.3% 0.106 84) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.8557, 22.8019, 5.7816) |
| Luminance | 0.2280 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.30
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.33
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 4.45
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 5.34
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.39
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 5.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A27E2E #2E52A2
analogous
#A2442E #A27E2E #8CA22E
triadic
#A27E2E #2EA27E #7E2EA2
tetradic
#A27E2E #2EA244 #2E52A2 #A22E8C
square
#A27E2E #2EA244 #2E52A2 #A22E8C
split-complementary
#A27E2E #2E8CA2 #442EA2
monochromatic
#433413 #725920 #A27E2E #CAA043 #D7B873
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.78
#A27E2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.56
#A27E2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A27E2E
5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A27E2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A27E2E | 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)
#8E7E24
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#968731
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B0736D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a27e2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(162, 126, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.106 84.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1a36b',
500: '#a27e2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a27e2e; $custom-light: #c1a36b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a27e2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 162,
"g": 126,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.379,
"s": 55.769,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61296,
"c": 0.10582,
"h": 84
},
"luminance": 0.228
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A27E2E
secondary
#6D86BF
accent
#77DF49
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F8F3EB
border
#D1CDC6
text
#130F07
muted
#827F7A