#A78E73#A78E73
#A78E73 is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.288; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.049 H 69.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A78E73 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(167, 142, 115) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 23%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 31%, 65%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 15%, 31.1%, 34.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.61, 5.26, 17.89) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.61, 18.65, 73.60°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.24% 0.0175 0.0454) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.24% 0.049 69) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.7043, 28.8004, 20.2634) |
| Luminance | 0.2880 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 3.21
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 6.05
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 6.17
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 6.59
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 6.94
Puce
#A57E52
ΔE00 7.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A78E73 #738CA7
analogous
#A77473 #A78E73 #A6A773
triadic
#A78E73 #73A78E #8E73A7
tetradic
#A78E73 #73A774 #738CA7 #A773A6
square
#A78E73 #73A774 #738CA7 #A773A6
split-complementary
#A78E73 #73A6A7 #7473A7
monochromatic
#62503E #886F55 #A78E73 #BFAC99 #D6CBBE
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.11
#A78E73 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.76
#A78E73 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A78E73
6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A78E73 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A78E73 | 1.00 | 3.11 | 6.76 | 6.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.11 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#978F71
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D9474
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B08887
Achromatopsia (no color)
#929292
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a78e73; /* rgb */ color: rgb(167, 142, 115); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.049 69.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c2af9b',
500: '#a78e73',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a78e73; $custom-light: #c2af9b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a78e73",
"rgb": {
"r": 167,
"g": 142,
"b": 115
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.154,
"s": 22.807,
"l": 55.294
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66238,
"c": 0.04867,
"h": 69
},
"luminance": 0.28799
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A78E73
secondary
#B0BAC6
accent
#92BF68
background
#FCFAF9
surface
#F8F4F2
border
#D1CECC
text
#12100E
muted
#817F7E