#A87E2B#A87E2B
#A87E2B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.110 H 80.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A87E2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 126, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 59%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 74%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25%, 74.4%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.51, 8.02, 49.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.51, 49.83, 80.73°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.94% 0.0178 0.109) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.94% 0.11 80.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0469, 23.4228, 5.5396) |
| Luminance | 0.2342 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.39
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.46
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.29
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.95
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 5.14
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 5.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A87E2B #2B55A8
analogous
#A8402B #A87E2B #94A82B
triadic
#A87E2B #2BA87E #7E2BA8
tetradic
#A87E2B #2BA840 #2B55A8 #A82B94
square
#A87E2B #2BA840 #2B55A8 #A82B94
split-complementary
#A87E2B #2B94A8 #402BA8
monochromatic
#473512 #77591F #A87E2B #CF9F42 #DBB872
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.69
#A87E2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.68
#A87E2B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A87E2B
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A87E2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A87E2B | 1.00 | 3.69 | 5.68 | 5.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.69 | 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)
#8F7F1F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99892E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B7726D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a87e2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 126, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.110 80.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6a36a',
500: '#a87e2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a87e2b; $custom-light: #c6a36a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a87e2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 126,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.84,
"s": 59.242,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61938,
"c": 0.11041,
"h": 80.7
},
"luminance": 0.23421
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A87E2B
secondary
#6C89C2
accent
#7AE245
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F9F3EB
border
#D2CDC6
text
#140F07
muted
#827F7A