#A6812E#A6812E
#A6812E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.109 H 84.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.80:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A6812E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(166, 129, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 57%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 72%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.3%, 72.3%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.09, 5.59, 48.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.09, 48.73, 83.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.36% 0.0113 0.108) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.36% 0.109 84.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0707, 24.0064, 5.9501) |
| Luminance | 0.2401 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.81
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.34
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 4.79
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.90
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 5.29
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 5.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A6812E #2E53A6
analogous
#A6452E #A6812E #8FA62E
triadic
#A6812E #2EA681 #812EA6
tetradic
#A6812E #2EA645 #2E53A6 #A62E8F
square
#A6812E #2EA645 #2E53A6 #A62E8F
split-complementary
#A6812E #2E8FA6 #452EA6
monochromatic
#463713 #765C21 #A6812E #CCA246 #D9BA76
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.62
#A6812E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.80
#A6812E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A6812E
5.80:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A6812E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A6812E | 1.00 | 3.62 | 5.80 | 5.80 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.62 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#918123
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8A32
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B47570
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a6812e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(166, 129, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.109 84.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4a56c',
500: '#a6812e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a6812e; $custom-light: #c4a56c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a6812e",
"rgb": {
"r": 166,
"g": 129,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.5,
"s": 56.604,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62358,
"c": 0.1086,
"h": 84.1
},
"luminance": 0.24005
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A6812E
secondary
#6F88C1
accent
#77E048
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F8F4EC
border
#D1CEC7
text
#130F07
muted
#827F7A