#A36B23#A36B23
#A36B23 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.184; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.111 H 68.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A36B23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 107, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 65%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 79%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34.4%, 78.5%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.01, 16.15, 47.00) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.01, 49.70, 71.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.5% 0.0408 0.1028) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.5% 0.111 68.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.6669, 18.4252, 4.0578) |
| Luminance | 0.1842 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.74
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 3.99
Raw Sienna
#9A6200
ΔE00 4.30
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 5.14
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 5.24
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 5.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A36B23 #235BA3
analogous
#A32B23 #A36B23 #9BA323
triadic
#A36B23 #23A36B #6B23A3
tetradic
#A36B23 #23A32B #235BA3 #A3239B
square
#A36B23 #23A32B #235BA3 #A3239B
split-complementary
#A36B23 #239BA3 #2B23A3
monochromatic
#3E290D #714A18 #A36B23 #D38C31 #DDA863
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.48
#A36B23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.68
#A36B23 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A36B23
4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A36B23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A36B23 | 1.00 | 4.48 | 4.68 | 4.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.48 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E6F18
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B7C25
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B25D5D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a36b23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 107, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.111 68.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c39563',
500: '#a36b23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a36b23; $custom-light: #c39563; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a36b23",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 107,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.75,
"s": 64.646,
"l": 38.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57496,
"c": 0.11058,
"h": 68.4
},
"luminance": 0.18423
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A36B23
secondary
#5F8BC3
accent
#89E840
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F9F1EB
border
#D2CBC6
text
#140D05
muted
#827E7A