#A9621C#A9621C
#A9621C is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.121 H 59.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9621C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 98, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 72%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 83%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 42%, 83.4%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.58, 23.62, 48.83) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.58, 54.24, 64.18°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.55% 0.0615 0.1045) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.55% 0.121 59.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.9413, 17.2565, 3.3264) |
| Luminance | 0.1725 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 1.98
Orangey Brown
#B16002
ΔE00 2.57
Orangish Brown
#B25F03
ΔE00 2.70
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 3.29
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 4.09
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 4.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9621C #1C63A9
analogous
#A91C1C #A9621C #A9A81C
triadic
#A9621C #1CA962 #621CA9
tetradic
#A9621C #1CA91C #1C63A9 #A81CA9
square
#A9621C #1CA91C #1C63A9 #A81CA9
split-complementary
#A9621C #1CA9A8 #1C1CA9
monochromatic
#40250B #744413 #A9621C #DB8027 #E49F5B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.72
#A9621C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.45
#A9621C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #A9621C
4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9621C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9621C | 1.00 | 4.72 | 4.45 | 4.72 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.45 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#78690F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#897A1C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B95255
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9621c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 98, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.121 59.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c98f5f',
500: '#a9621c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9621c; $custom-light: #c98f5f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9621c",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 98,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.787,
"s": 71.574,
"l": 38.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56545,
"c": 0.12126,
"h": 59.5
},
"luminance": 0.17254
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9621C
secondary
#5991C8
accent
#95EE39
background
#FDF8F5
surface
#FAF0E9
border
#D3CBC5
text
#140C05
muted
#837D79