#A87E36#A87E36
#A87E36 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.103 H 78.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A87E36 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 126, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 51%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 68%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25%, 67.9%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.60, 8.62, 44.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.60, 45.12, 78.98°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.04% 0.021 0.1007) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.04% 0.103 78.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.2766, 23.5146, 6.7495) |
| Luminance | 0.2351 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 3.84
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 3.87
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 5.02
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 5.12
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 5.29
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A87E36 #3660A8
analogous
#A84536 #A87E36 #99A836
triadic
#A87E36 #36A87E #7E36A8
tetradic
#A87E36 #36A845 #3660A8 #A83699
square
#A87E36 #36A845 #3660A8 #A83699
split-complementary
#A87E36 #3699A8 #4536A8
monochromatic
#4B3918 #7A5B27 #A87E36 #C89D53 #D7B782
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.68
#A87E36 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.70
#A87E36 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A87E36
5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A87E36 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A87E36 | 1.00 | 3.68 | 5.70 | 5.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E7F2E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#988938
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B6726E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a87e36; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 126, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.103 78.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6a370',
500: '#a87e36',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a87e36; $custom-light: #c6a370; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a87e36",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 126,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.895,
"s": 51.351,
"l": 43.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62041,
"c": 0.10283,
"h": 78.2
},
"luminance": 0.23513
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A87E36
secondary
#7A94C0
accent
#81DB4D
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F9F3EC
border
#D2CDC7
text
#130F08
muted
#827F7B