#A38D4E#A38D4E
#A38D4E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.274; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.087 H 90.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A38D4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 141, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 35%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 52%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.5%, 52.1%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.33, -0.11, 36.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.33, 36.39, 90.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.94% -0.001 0.0867) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.94% 0.087 90.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.0052, 27.3875, 11.1228) |
| Luminance | 0.2739 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 2.62
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 3.47
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 4.32
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.73
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 6.79
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 6.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A38D4E #4E64A3
analogous
#A3634E #A38D4E #8EA34E
triadic
#A38D4E #4EA38D #8D4EA3
tetradic
#A38D4E #4EA363 #4E64A3 #A34E8E
square
#A38D4E #4EA363 #4E64A3 #A34E8E
split-complementary
#A38D4E #4E8EA3 #634EA3
monochromatic
#504526 #7A693A #A38D4E #BCA972 #D0C29C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.24
#A38D4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.48
#A38D4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A38D4E
6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A38D4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A38D4E | 1.00 | 3.24 | 6.48 | 6.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#998B49
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F9250
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AE847E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a38d4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 141, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.087 90.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c0ae81',
500: '#a38d4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a38d4e; $custom-light: #c0ae81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a38d4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 141,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.471,
"s": 35.27,
"l": 47.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64944,
"c": 0.08668,
"h": 90.6
},
"luminance": 0.27386
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A38D4E
secondary
#919CBC
accent
#79CB5C
background
#FCFAF7
surface
#F8F4EE
border
#D1CEC9
text
#12100A
muted
#817F7C