#A46A21#A46A21
#A46A21 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 57.4% C 0.112 H 67.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A46A21 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 106, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 66%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 80%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 35.4%, 79.9%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(49.87, 17.08, 47.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(49.87, 50.72, 70.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.41% 0.0432 0.1039) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.41% 0.112 67.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.7400, 18.3124, 3.8809) |
| Luminance | 0.1831 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.91
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 3.95
Raw Sienna
#9A6200
ΔE00 4.24
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 4.62
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 4.71
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 5.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A46A21 #215BA4
analogous
#A42821 #A46A21 #9CA421
triadic
#A46A21 #21A46A #6A21A4
tetradic
#A46A21 #21A428 #215BA4 #A4219C
square
#A46A21 #21A428 #215BA4 #A4219C
split-complementary
#A46A21 #219CA4 #2821A4
monochromatic
#3E280C #714917 #A46A21 #D58B2D #DFA760
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.50
#A46A21 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.66
#A46A21 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A46A21
4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A46A21 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A46A21 | 1.00 | 4.50 | 4.66 | 4.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.66 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D6E15
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B7C23
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B35C5C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#777777
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a46a21; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 106, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.4% 0.112 67.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c49462',
500: '#a46a21',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a46a21; $custom-light: #c49462; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a46a21",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 106,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.435,
"s": 66.497,
"l": 38.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.57414,
"c": 0.11249,
"h": 67.4
},
"luminance": 0.1831
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A46A21
secondary
#5D8BC4
accent
#8AE93E
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F9F1EB
border
#D2CBC6
text
#140D05
muted
#827E7A