#A48E73#A48E73
#A48E73 is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.285; OKLCH L 65.9% C 0.046 H 72.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A48E73 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(164, 142, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 21%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 30%, 64%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 13.4%, 29.9%, 35.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.32, 4.05, 17.45) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.32, 17.91, 76.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.94% 0.0139 0.0444) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.94% 0.047 72.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.0777, 28.4773, 20.2340) |
| Luminance | 0.2848 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 4.03
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 5.93
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 6.53
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 6.57
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 6.81
Taupe
#8B7D6B
ΔE00 7.55
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A48E73 #7389A4
analogous
#A47673 #A48E73 #A2A473
triadic
#A48E73 #73A48E #8E73A4
tetradic
#A48E73 #73A476 #7389A4 #A473A2
square
#A48E73 #73A476 #7389A4 #A473A2
split-complementary
#A48E73 #73A2A4 #7673A4
monochromatic
#5F503E #846F56 #A48E73 #BCAC98 #D4CABD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.14
#A48E73 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.70
#A48E73 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A48E73
6.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A48E73 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A48E73 | 1.00 | 3.14 | 6.70 | 6.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.14 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#968E71
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B9474
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#AC8887
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a48e73; /* rgb */ color: rgb(164, 142, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.9% 0.046 72.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#bfaf9b',
500: '#a48e73',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a48e73; $custom-light: #bfaf9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a48e73",
"rgb": {
"r": 164,
"g": 142,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.061,
"s": 21.212,
"l": 54.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65945,
"c": 0.0465,
"h": 72.6
},
"luminance": 0.28476
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A48E73
secondary
#AFB8C4
accent
#90BE6A
background
#FBFAF9
surface
#F7F4F2
border
#D0CECC
text
#12100E
muted
#817F7E