#A87E2A#A87E2A
#A87E2A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.111 H 80.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A87E2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 126, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 60%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 75%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25%, 75%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.50, 7.98, 49.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.50, 50.23, 80.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.93% 0.0175 0.1096) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.93% 0.111 80.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0288, 23.4155, 5.4441) |
| Luminance | 0.2341 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.26
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.34
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.24
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 5.05
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.06
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 5.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A87E2A #2A54A8
analogous
#A83F2A #A87E2A #93A82A
triadic
#A87E2A #2AA87E #7E2AA8
tetradic
#A87E2A #2AA83F #2A54A8 #A82A93
square
#A87E2A #2AA83F #2A54A8 #A82A93
split-complementary
#A87E2A #2A93A8 #3F2AA8
monochromatic
#463512 #77591E #A87E2A #CF9F40 #DBB871
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.70
#A87E2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.68
#A87E2A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A87E2A
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A87E2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A87E2A | 1.00 | 3.70 | 5.68 | 5.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F7F1E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99892D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B7726D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a87e2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 126, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.111 80.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6a369',
500: '#a87e2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a87e2a; $custom-light: #c6a369; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a87e2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 126,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40,
"s": 60,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6193,
"c": 0.11103,
"h": 80.9
},
"luminance": 0.23414
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A87E2A
secondary
#6B88C3
accent
#79E345
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F9F3EB
border
#D2CDC6
text
#140F07
muted
#827F7A