#A87E1C#A87E1C
#A87E1C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.118 H 83.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A87E1C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 126, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 71%, 38%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 83%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25%, 83.3%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.41, 7.43, 54.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.41, 55.27, 82.28°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.84% 0.0144 0.1176) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.84% 0.118 83) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8205, 23.3322, 4.3474) |
| Luminance | 0.2333 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 1.76
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 2.25
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.90
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 4.07
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 4.22
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 5.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A87E1C #1C46A8
analogous
#A8381C #A87E1C #8CA81C
triadic
#A87E1C #1CA87E #7E1CA8
tetradic
#A87E1C #1CA838 #1C46A8 #A81C8C
square
#A87E1C #1CA838 #1C46A8 #A81C8C
split-complementary
#A87E1C #1C8CA8 #381CA8
monochromatic
#3F2F0B #745713 #A87E1C #DBA526 #E4BB5B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.71
#A87E1C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.67
#A87E1C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A87E1C
5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A87E1C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A87E1C | 1.00 | 3.71 | 5.67 | 5.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#907E02
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998921
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B7716C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a87e1c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 126, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.118 83.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7a362',
500: '#a87e1c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a87e1c; $custom-light: #c7a362; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a87e1c",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 126,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42,
"s": 71.429,
"l": 38.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61836,
"c": 0.11848,
"h": 83
},
"luminance": 0.2333
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A87E1C
secondary
#587AC7
accent
#70EE3A
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F9F2EB
border
#D2CCC6
text
#140F06
muted
#827E7A