#A96C36#A96C36
#A96C36 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.194; OKLCH L 58.6% C 0.104 H 60.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.89:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A96C36 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 108, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 52%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 68%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36.1%, 68%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.18, 19.22, 39.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.18, 43.91, 64.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.63% 0.0522 0.0903) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.63% 0.104 60) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3923, 19.4286, 6.0601) |
| Luminance | 0.1943 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 2.66
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.99
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 4.05
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 4.80
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 4.86
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A96C36 #3673A9
analogous
#A93639 #A96C36 #A9A536
triadic
#A96C36 #36A96C #6C36A9
tetradic
#A96C36 #39A936 #3673A9 #A536A9
square
#A96C36 #39A936 #3673A9 #A536A9
split-complementary
#A96C36 #36A9A5 #3639A9
monochromatic
#4C3118 #7B4E27 #A96C36 #C88B54 #D7AA82
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.30
#A96C36 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.89
#A96C36 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A96C36
4.89:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A96C36 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A96C36 | 1.00 | 4.30 | 4.89 | 4.89 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.30 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F7230
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D7F36
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B85F60
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a96c36; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 108, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.6% 0.104 60.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7966f',
500: '#a96c36',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a96c36; $custom-light: #c7966f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a96c36",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 108,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.174,
"s": 51.57,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58628,
"c": 0.10433,
"h": 60
},
"luminance": 0.19426
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A96C36
secondary
#7AA0C1
accent
#98DB4D
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F9F2EC
border
#D2CCC7
text
#140D07
muted
#827E7A