#A78436#A78436
#A78436 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.104 H 84.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A78436 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 132, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 51%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 68%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21%, 67.7%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.06, 4.82, 45.84) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.06, 46.09, 84.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.16% 0.01 0.104) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.16% 0.104 84.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8549, 24.9860, 7.0030) |
| Luminance | 0.2498 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.08
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.84
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 5.36
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 5.56
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 5.65
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 5.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A78436 #3659A7
analogous
#A74B36 #A78436 #91A736
triadic
#A78436 #36A784 #8436A7
tetradic
#A78436 #36A74B #3659A7 #A73691
square
#A78436 #36A74B #3659A7 #A73691
split-complementary
#A78436 #3691A7 #4B36A7
monochromatic
#4B3B18 #795F27 #A78436 #C7A353 #D6BC81
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.50
#A78436 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.00
#A78436 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A78436
6.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A78436 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A78436 | 1.00 | 3.50 | 6.00 | 6.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.50 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94842D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8D39
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B57973
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a78436; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 132, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.104 84.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5a771',
500: '#a78436',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a78436; $custom-light: #c5a771; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a78436",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 132,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.416,
"s": 51.131,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63164,
"c": 0.10446,
"h": 84.5
},
"luminance": 0.24984
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A78436
secondary
#798FC0
accent
#79DB4D
background
#FCFAF7
surface
#F8F4ED
border
#D1CEC8
text
#130F08
muted
#827F7B