#A96D27#A96D27
#A96D27 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 58.7% C 0.113 H 65.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A96D27 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 109, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 63%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 77%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 35.5%, 76.9%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.29, 17.87, 46.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.29, 50.08, 69.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.67% 0.046 0.1029) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.67% 0.113 65.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1988, 19.5209, 4.5179) |
| Luminance | 0.1952 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 2.56
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 3.75
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 4.38
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 4.46
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 4.70
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 5.10
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A96D27 #2763A9
analogous
#A92C27 #A96D27 #A4A927
triadic
#A96D27 #27A96D #6D27A9
tetradic
#A96D27 #27A92C #2763A9 #A927A4
square
#A96D27 #27A92C #2763A9 #A927A4
split-complementary
#A96D27 #27A4A9 #2C27A9
monochromatic
#462D10 #774D1C #A96D27 #D28C3B #DDAA6D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.28
#A96D27 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.90
#A96D27 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A96D27
4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A96D27 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A96D27 | 1.00 | 4.28 | 4.90 | 4.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#80721D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F8028
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B95F5F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a96d27; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 109, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.7% 0.113 65.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c89766',
500: '#a96d27',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a96d27; $custom-light: #c89766; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a96d27",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 109,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.308,
"s": 62.5,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58667,
"c": 0.11273,
"h": 65.9
},
"luminance": 0.19519
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A96D27
secondary
#6892C4
accent
#8EE642
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F9F2EB
border
#D2CCC6
text
#140D06
muted
#827E7A