#A57E1C#A57E1C
#A57E1C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.117 H 84.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A57E1C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(165, 126, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 71%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 83%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.6%, 83%, 35.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.08, 6.05, 54.35) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.08, 54.68, 83.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.5% 0.0106 0.1169) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.5% 0.117 84.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.1891, 23.0066, 4.3178) |
| Luminance | 0.2301 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 2.34
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 2.73
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 3.25
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 4.54
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.79
Puke Brown
#947706
ΔE00 4.82
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A57E1C #1C43A5
analogous
#A53A1C #A57E1C #87A51C
triadic
#A57E1C #1CA57E #7E1CA5
tetradic
#A57E1C #1CA53A #1C43A5 #A51C87
square
#A57E1C #1CA53A #1C43A5 #A51C87
split-complementary
#A57E1C #1C87A5 #3A1CA5
monochromatic
#3C2E0A #715613 #A57E1C #D9A625 #E3BB59
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.75
#A57E1C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.60
#A57E1C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A57E1C
5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A57E1C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A57E1C | 1.00 | 3.75 | 5.60 | 5.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F7E02
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#988822
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B4716C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a57e1c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(165, 126, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.117 84.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4a362',
500: '#a57e1c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a57e1c; $custom-light: #c4a362; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a57e1c",
"rgb": {
"r": 165,
"g": 126,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.92,
"s": 70.984,
"l": 37.843
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61499,
"c": 0.11736,
"h": 84.8
},
"luminance": 0.23005
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A57E1C
secondary
#5676C6
accent
#6DEE3A
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F9F2EB
border
#D2CCC6
text
#140F06
muted
#827E7A