#A38D72#A38D72
#A38D72 is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.281; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.047 H 72.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A38D72 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 141, 114) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 21%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 30%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.5%, 30.1%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.94, 4.06, 17.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.94, 17.94, 76.93°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.62% 0.014 0.0444) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.62% 0.047 72.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6668, 28.0522, 19.8736) |
| Luminance | 0.2805 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 4.17
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 6.13
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 6.65
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 6.85
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 7.08
Taupe
#8B7D6B
ΔE00 7.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A38D72 #7288A3
analogous
#A37572 #A38D72 #A1A372
triadic
#A38D72 #72A38D #8D72A3
tetradic
#A38D72 #72A375 #7288A3 #A372A1
square
#A38D72 #72A375 #7288A3 #A372A1
split-complementary
#A38D72 #72A1A3 #7572A3
monochromatic
#5E4F3D #836E55 #A38D72 #BBAB97 #D3C9BC
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.18
#A38D72 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.61
#A38D72 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A38D72
6.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A38D72 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A38D72 | 1.00 | 3.18 | 6.61 | 6.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#958D70
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A9373
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB8786
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a38d72; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 141, 114); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.047 72.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfae9a',
500: '#a38d72',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a38d72; $custom-light: #bfae9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a38d72",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 141,
"b": 114
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.061,
"s": 21.03,
"l": 54.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65617,
"c": 0.04655,
"h": 72.6
},
"luminance": 0.28051
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A38D72
secondary
#AEB7C3
accent
#90BE6A
background
#FBFAF9
surface
#F7F4F2
border
#D0CECC
text
#12100E
muted
#817F7E