#A38E71#A38E71
#A38E71 is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.283; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.048 H 75.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A38E71 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(163, 142, 113) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 21%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 31%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.9%, 30.7%, 36.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.18, 3.36, 18.37) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.18, 18.68, 79.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.8% 0.0119 0.0466) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.8% 0.048 75.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.7583, 28.3258, 19.6248) |
| Luminance | 0.2833 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 4.30
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 5.40
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 5.83
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 6.46
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 6.82
Brown Grey
#8D8468
ΔE00 7.13
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A38E71 #7186A3
analogous
#A37571 #A38E71 #9FA371
triadic
#A38E71 #71A38E #8E71A3
tetradic
#A38E71 #71A375 #7186A3 #A3719F
square
#A38E71 #71A375 #7186A3 #A3719F
split-complementary
#A38E71 #719FA3 #7571A3
monochromatic
#5D4F3C #826F54 #A38E71 #BBAC96 #D3C9BB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.15
#A38E71 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.66
#A38E71 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A38E71
6.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A38E71 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A38E71 | 1.00 | 3.15 | 6.66 | 6.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#968E6F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B9372
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AB8886
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a38e71; /* rgb */ color: rgb(163, 142, 113); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.048 75.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfaf9a',
500: '#a38e71',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a38e71; $custom-light: #bfaf9a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a38e71",
"rgb": {
"r": 163,
"g": 142,
"b": 113
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.8,
"s": 21.368,
"l": 54.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65803,
"c": 0.04808,
"h": 75.7
},
"luminance": 0.28325
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A38E71
secondary
#ADB6C3
accent
#8DBE6A
background
#FBFAF9
surface
#F7F4F2
border
#D0CECC
text
#12100E
muted
#817F7E