#A36E23#A36E23
#A36E23 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.191; OKLCH L 58.1% C 0.110 H 71.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A36E23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 110, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 65%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 79%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32.5%, 78.5%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.76, 14.44, 47.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.76, 49.86, 73.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.08% 0.0358 0.1043) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.08% 0.11 71.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.9851, 19.0616, 4.1638) |
| Luminance | 0.1906 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 3.54
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.59
Raw Sienna
#9A6200
ΔE00 4.72
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 6.12
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 6.42
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 6.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A36E23 #2358A3
analogous
#A32E23 #A36E23 #98A323
triadic
#A36E23 #23A36E #6E23A3
tetradic
#A36E23 #23A32E #2358A3 #A32398
square
#A36E23 #23A32E #2358A3 #A32398
split-complementary
#A36E23 #2398A3 #2E23A3
monochromatic
#3E2A0D #714C18 #A36E23 #D39031 #DDAB63
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.36
#A36E23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.81
#A36E23 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A36E23
4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A36E23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A36E23 | 1.00 | 4.36 | 4.81 | 4.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.81 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#807117
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D7E25
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B2615F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a36e23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 110, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.1% 0.110 71.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c39764',
500: '#a36e23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a36e23; $custom-light: #c39764; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a36e23",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 110,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.156,
"s": 64.646,
"l": 38.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58081,
"c": 0.1103,
"h": 71.1
},
"luminance": 0.1906
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A36E23
secondary
#5F88C3
accent
#86E840
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F9F2EB
border
#D2CCC6
text
#130D06
muted
#827E7A