#A96D36#A96D36
#A96D36 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.104 H 60.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A96D36 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 109, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 52%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 68%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 35.5%, 68%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.43, 18.66, 39.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.43, 43.91, 64.86°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.82% 0.0506 0.0909) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.82% 0.104 60.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4983, 19.6407, 6.0955) |
| Luminance | 0.1964 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 2.69
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.49
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 3.84
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 5.22
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 5.25
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 5.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A96D36 #3672A9
analogous
#A93638 #A96D36 #A9A636
triadic
#A96D36 #36A96D #6D36A9
tetradic
#A96D36 #38A936 #3672A9 #A636A9
square
#A96D36 #38A936 #3672A9 #A636A9
split-complementary
#A96D36 #36A9A6 #3638A9
monochromatic
#4C3118 #7B4F27 #A96D36 #C88C54 #D7AB82
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.26
#A96D36 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.93
#A96D36 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A96D36
4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A96D36 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A96D36 | 1.00 | 4.26 | 4.93 | 4.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F7230
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E8037
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B86061
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a96d36; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 109, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.104 60.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7976f',
500: '#a96d36',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a96d36; $custom-light: #c7976f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a96d36",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 109,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.696,
"s": 51.57,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58817,
"c": 0.10401,
"h": 60.9
},
"luminance": 0.19639
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A96D36
secondary
#7A9FC1
accent
#97DB4D
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F9F2EC
border
#D2CCC7
text
#140D07
muted
#827E7A