#A6701E#A6701E
#A6701E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.115 H 72.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A6701E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(166, 112, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 69%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 82%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32.5%, 81.9%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.60, 14.48, 50.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.60, 52.64, 74.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.81% 0.0351 0.1092) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.81% 0.115 72.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.7561, 19.7910, 3.9023) |
| Luminance | 0.1979 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 2.69
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.80
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 5.24
Raw Sienna
#9A6200
ΔE00 5.28
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 5.60
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 6.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A6701E #1E54A6
analogous
#A62C1E #A6701E #98A61E
triadic
#A6701E #1EA670 #701EA6
tetradic
#A6701E #1EA62C #1E54A6 #A61E98
square
#A6701E #1EA62C #1E54A6 #A61E98
split-complementary
#A6701E #1E98A6 #2C1EA6
monochromatic
#3E2A0B #724D15 #A6701E #D89329 #E2AD5D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.24
#A6701E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.96
#A6701E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A6701E
4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A6701E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A6701E | 1.00 | 4.24 | 4.96 | 4.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#83730E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F8021
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B56260
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a6701e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(166, 112, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.115 72.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c69961',
500: '#a6701e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a6701e; $custom-light: #c69961; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a6701e",
"rgb": {
"r": 166,
"g": 112,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.176,
"s": 69.388,
"l": 38.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58807,
"c": 0.11466,
"h": 72.2
},
"luminance": 0.19789
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A6701E
secondary
#5A85C6
accent
#82EC3C
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F9F2EB
border
#D2CCC6
text
#140D05
muted
#827E7A