#A78421#A78421
#A78421 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.118 H 87.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A78421 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 132, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 67%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 80%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21%, 80.2%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.91, 3.79, 54.36) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.91, 54.49, 86.01°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63% 0.0045 0.1179) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.118 87.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4637, 24.8295, 4.9426) |
| Luminance | 0.2483 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 3.26
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 3.30
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 3.31
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.56
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 4.08
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 4.65
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A78421 #2144A7
analogous
#A74121 #A78421 #87A721
triadic
#A78421 #21A784 #8421A7
tetradic
#A78421 #21A741 #2144A7 #A72187
square
#A78421 #21A741 #2144A7 #A72187
split-complementary
#A78421 #2187A7 #4121A7
monochromatic
#41330D #745C17 #A78421 #D6AA2F #E0BF62
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.52
#A78421 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.97
#A78421 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A78421
5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A78421 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A78421 | 1.00 | 3.52 | 5.97 | 5.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#95830B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D8C27
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B57871
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a78421; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 132, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.118 87.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6a765',
500: '#a78421',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a78421; $custom-light: #c6a765; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a78421",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 132,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.328,
"s": 67,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62995,
"c": 0.11801,
"h": 87.8
},
"luminance": 0.24828
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A78421
secondary
#5F79C5
accent
#6BEA3E
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F9F4EB
border
#D2CEC6
text
#140F06
muted
#827F7A