#A78B4E#A78B4E
#A78B4E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.272; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.087 H 85.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.45:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A78B4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 139, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 36%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 53%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 16.8%, 53.3%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.19, 2.74, 36.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.19, 36.41, 85.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.92% 0.0071 0.0864) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.92% 0.087 85.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.5452, 27.2322, 11.0644) |
| Luminance | 0.2723 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 2.06
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 3.56
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 3.78
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 4.84
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 5.45
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 6.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A78B4E #4E6AA7
analogous
#A75E4E #A78B4E #96A74E
triadic
#A78B4E #4EA78B #8B4EA7
tetradic
#A78B4E #4EA75E #4E6AA7 #A74E96
square
#A78B4E #4EA75E #4E6AA7 #A74E96
split-complementary
#A78B4E #4E96A7 #5E4EA7
monochromatic
#544627 #7D683B #A78B4E #BEA774 #D2C19E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.26
#A78B4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.45
#A78B4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A78B4E
6.45:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A78B4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A78B4E | 1.00 | 3.26 | 6.45 | 6.45 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#988A49
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F9250
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B3817D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a78b4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 139, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.087 85.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3ac81',
500: '#a78b4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a78b4e; $custom-light: #c3ac81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a78b4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 139,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.124,
"s": 36.327,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64924,
"c": 0.08671,
"h": 85.3
},
"luminance": 0.27231
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A78B4E
secondary
#92A0BE
accent
#7FCC5B
background
#FCFAF7
surface
#F8F4EE
border
#D1CEC9
text
#13100A
muted
#827F7C