#A38437#A38437
#A38437 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.102 H 87.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A38437 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 132, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 50%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 66%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19%, 66.3%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.65, 3.08, 44.80) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.65, 44.91, 86.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.75% 0.0054 0.1021) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.75% 0.102 87) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0464, 24.5664, 7.0889) |
| Luminance | 0.2457 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.87
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 5.25
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 5.49
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 5.61
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 5.64
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 5.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A38437 #3756A3
analogous
#A34E37 #A38437 #8CA337
triadic
#A38437 #37A384 #8437A3
tetradic
#A38437 #37A34E #3756A3 #A3378C
square
#A38437 #37A34E #3756A3 #A3378C
split-complementary
#A38437 #378CA3 #4E37A3
monochromatic
#473A18 #755F28 #A38437 #C5A452 #D4BC80
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.55
#A38437 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.91
#A38437 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A38437
5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A38437 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A38437 | 1.00 | 3.55 | 5.91 | 5.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#93832E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8B3A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B07973
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a38437; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 132, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.102 87.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c1a771',
500: '#a38437',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a38437; $custom-light: #c1a771; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a38437",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 132,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.778,
"s": 49.541,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62747,
"c": 0.10221,
"h": 87
},
"luminance": 0.24565
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A38437
secondary
#788CBE
accent
#76D94F
background
#FCFAF7
surface
#F8F4ED
border
#D1CEC8
text
#130F08
muted
#827F7B