#A38E6A#A38E6A
#A38E6A is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.282; OKLCH L 65.7% C 0.056 H 80.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A38E6A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 142, 106) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 24%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 35%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.9%, 35%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.05, 2.43, 22.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.05, 22.24, 83.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.65% 0.0089 0.0554) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.65% 0.056 80.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.3793, 28.1742, 17.6288) |
| Luminance | 0.2817 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 3.83
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 4.23
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 4.62
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 4.80
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 6.66
Brown Grey
#8D8468
ΔE00 6.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A38E6A #6A7FA3
analogous
#A3726A #A38E6A #9BA36A
triadic
#A38E6A #6AA38E #8E6AA3
tetradic
#A38E6A #6AA372 #6A7FA3 #A36A9B
square
#A38E6A #6AA372 #6A7FA3 #A36A9B
split-complementary
#A38E6A #6A9BA3 #726AA3
monochromatic
#5B4E38 #806E4F #A38E6A #BAAB90 #D2C7B6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.17
#A38E6A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.63
#A38E6A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A38E6A
6.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A38E6A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A38E6A | 1.00 | 3.17 | 6.63 | 6.63 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.63 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#978E68
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C936B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC8884
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a38e6a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 142, 106); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.7% 0.056 80.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfaf95',
500: '#a38e6a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a38e6a; $custom-light: #bfaf95; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a38e6a",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 142,
"b": 106
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.895,
"s": 23.651,
"l": 52.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65652,
"c": 0.05612,
"h": 80.9
},
"luminance": 0.28173
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A38E6A
secondary
#A8B1C1
accent
#88C068
background
#FBFAF9
surface
#F7F4F1
border
#D0CECB
text
#12100D
muted
#817F7E