#A87F37#A87F37
#A87F37 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.102 H 78.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A87F37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(168, 127, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 51%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 67%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.4%, 67.3%, 34.1%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.87, 8.12, 44.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.87, 44.85, 79.56°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.26% 0.0197 0.1004) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.26% 0.102 78.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4289, 23.7812, 6.9173) |
| Luminance | 0.2378 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 3.59
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 3.82
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 5.08
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 5.12
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 5.47
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A87F37 #3760A8
analogous
#A84637 #A87F37 #98A837
triadic
#A87F37 #37A87F #7F37A8
tetradic
#A87F37 #37A846 #3760A8 #A83798
square
#A87F37 #37A846 #3760A8 #A83798
split-complementary
#A87F37 #3798A8 #4637A8
monochromatic
#4C3919 #7A5C28 #A87F37 #C79E55 #D6B883
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.65
#A87F37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.76
#A87F37 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A87F37
5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A87F37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A87F37 | 1.00 | 3.65 | 5.76 | 5.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F802F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998A39
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B6736F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a87f37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(168, 127, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.102 78.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5a371',
500: '#a87f37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a87f37; $custom-light: #c5a371; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a87f37",
"rgb": {
"r": 168,
"g": 127,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.23,
"s": 50.673,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62255,
"c": 0.10234,
"h": 78.9
},
"luminance": 0.23779
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A87F37
secondary
#7B94C0
accent
#81DA4E
background
#FCFAF7
surface
#F9F3ED
border
#D2CDC8
text
#130F08
muted
#827F7B