#A6822E#A6822E
#A6822E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.109 H 84.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A6822E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(166, 130, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 57%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 72%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21.7%, 72.3%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.36, 5.03, 48.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.36, 48.93, 84.10°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.57% 0.0096 0.1086) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.57% 0.109 84.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2031, 24.2712, 5.9943) |
| Luminance | 0.2427 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.92
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.59
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 4.73
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.02
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 5.04
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 5.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A6822E #2E52A6
analogous
#A6462E #A6822E #8EA62E
triadic
#A6822E #2EA682 #822EA6
tetradic
#A6822E #2EA646 #2E52A6 #A62E8E
square
#A6822E #2EA646 #2E52A6 #A62E8E
split-complementary
#A6822E #2E8EA6 #462EA6
monochromatic
#463713 #765C21 #A6822E #CCA346 #D9BB76
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.59
#A6822E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.85
#A6822E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A6822E
5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A6822E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A6822E | 1.00 | 3.59 | 5.85 | 5.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#928223
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8B32
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B47671
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a6822e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(166, 130, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.109 84.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4a66c',
500: '#a6822e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a6822e; $custom-light: #c4a66c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a6822e",
"rgb": {
"r": 166,
"g": 130,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42,
"s": 56.604,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62565,
"c": 0.10902,
"h": 84.9
},
"luminance": 0.2427
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A6822E
secondary
#6F88C1
accent
#76E048
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F8F4EC
border
#D1CEC7
text
#130F07
muted
#827F7A