#A78E4E#A78E4E
#A78E4E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.281; OKLCH L 65.6% C 0.089 H 88.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A78E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 142, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 36%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 53%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15%, 53.3%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.99, 1.08, 37.28) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.99, 37.29, 88.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.55% 0.0022 0.0886) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.55% 0.089 88.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.9856, 28.1129, 11.2112) |
| Luminance | 0.2811 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 2.24
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 3.89
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 4.46
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.87
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 6.34
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 6.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A78E4E #4E67A7
analogous
#A7614E #A78E4E #93A74E
triadic
#A78E4E #4EA78E #8E4EA7
tetradic
#A78E4E #4EA761 #4E67A7 #A74E93
square
#A78E4E #4EA761 #4E67A7 #A74E93
split-complementary
#A78E4E #4E93A7 #614EA7
monochromatic
#544727 #7D6B3B #A78E4E #BEA974 #D2C39E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.17
#A78E4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.62
#A78E4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A78E4E
6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A78E4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A78E4E | 1.00 | 3.17 | 6.62 | 6.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9B8D48
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A19350
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B3857F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#919191
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a78e4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 142, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.6% 0.089 88.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3ae81',
500: '#a78e4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a78e4e; $custom-light: #c3ae81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a78e4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 142,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.146,
"s": 36.327,
"l": 48.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65555,
"c": 0.08859,
"h": 88.6
},
"luminance": 0.28112
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A78E4E
secondary
#929FBE
accent
#7BCC5B
background
#FCFAF7
surface
#F8F4EE
border
#D1CEC9
text
#13100A
muted
#827F7C