#A68A63#A68A63
#A68A63 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.272; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.064 H 75.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.44:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A68A63 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(166, 138, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 27%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 40%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.9%, 40.4%, 34.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.15, 5.05, 24.86) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.15, 25.36, 78.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.97% 0.016 0.0617) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.97% 0.064 75.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.0673, 27.1861, 15.6237) |
| Luminance | 0.2718 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 3.55
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 4.22
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 4.63
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 4.76
Puce
#A57E52
ΔE00 4.94
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 4.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A68A63 #637FA6
analogous
#A66963 #A68A63 #A1A663
triadic
#A68A63 #63A68A #8A63A6
tetradic
#A68A63 #63A669 #637FA6 #A663A1
square
#A68A63 #63A669 #637FA6 #A663A1
split-complementary
#A68A63 #63A1A6 #6963A6
monochromatic
#5B4B34 #826A4A #A68A63 #BCA78A #D2C4B1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.26
#A68A63 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.44
#A68A63 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A68A63
6.44:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A68A63 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A68A63 | 1.00 | 3.26 | 6.44 | 6.44 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.44 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#958A60
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C9164
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B18280
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a68a63; /* rgb */ color: rgb(166, 138, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.064 75.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2ac8f',
500: '#a68a63',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a68a63; $custom-light: #c2ac8f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a68a63",
"rgb": {
"r": 166,
"g": 138,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.925,
"s": 27.347,
"l": 51.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64972,
"c": 0.06371,
"h": 75.4
},
"luminance": 0.27185
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A68A63
secondary
#A4B0C1
accent
#8CC464
background
#FCFAF8
surface
#F8F4F0
border
#D1CECB
text
#12100C
muted
#817F7D