#A37E2A#A37E2A
#A37E2A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.229; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.109 H 84.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A37E2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 126, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 59%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 74%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.7%, 74.2%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.95, 5.71, 48.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.95, 49.19, 83.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.37% 0.0113 0.1083) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.37% 0.109 84.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9845, 22.8770, 5.3952) |
| Luminance | 0.2288 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.73
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.82
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 4.10
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 5.17
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 5.38
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 5.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A37E2A #2A4FA3
analogous
#A3422A #A37E2A #8BA32A
triadic
#A37E2A #2AA37E #7E2AA3
tetradic
#A37E2A #2AA342 #2A4FA3 #A32A8B
square
#A37E2A #2AA342 #2A4FA3 #A32A8B
split-complementary
#A37E2A #2A8BA3 #422AA3
monochromatic
#423311 #72581D #A37E2A #CDA13D #DAB96E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.77
#A37E2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.57
#A37E2A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A37E2A
5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A37E2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A37E2A | 1.00 | 3.77 | 5.57 | 5.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E7E1E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97872E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B1726D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a37e2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 126, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.109 84.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2a369',
500: '#a37e2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a37e2a; $custom-light: #c2a369; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a37e2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 126,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.653,
"s": 59.024,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61372,
"c": 0.1089,
"h": 84.1
},
"luminance": 0.22875
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A37E2A
secondary
#6883C0
accent
#75E246
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F8F2EB
border
#D1CCC6
text
#130F07
muted
#827E7A