#A96D37#A96D37
#A96D37 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.103 H 60.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A96D37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 109, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 51%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 67%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 35.5%, 67.5%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.44, 18.72, 39.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.44, 43.48, 64.50°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.83% 0.0509 0.09) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.83% 0.103 60.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.5220, 19.6502, 6.2204) |
| Luminance | 0.1965 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 2.57
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.66
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 3.90
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 5.05
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 5.17
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 5.99
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A96D37 #3773A9
analogous
#A9373A #A96D37 #A9A637
triadic
#A96D37 #37A96D #6D37A9
tetradic
#A96D37 #3AA937 #3773A9 #A637A9
square
#A96D37 #3AA937 #3773A9 #A637A9
split-complementary
#A96D37 #37A9A6 #373AA9
monochromatic
#4D3119 #7B4F28 #A96D37 #C88C55 #D7AB84
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.26
#A96D37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.93
#A96D37 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A96D37
4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A96D37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A96D37 | 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)
#7F7231
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E8038
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B86061
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a96d37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 109, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.103 60.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c79770',
500: '#a96d37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a96d37; $custom-light: #c79770; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a96d37",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 109,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.421,
"s": 50.893,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58829,
"c": 0.10338,
"h": 60.5
},
"luminance": 0.19648
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A96D37
secondary
#7BA0C0
accent
#98DA4D
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F9F2EC
border
#D2CCC7
text
#140D07
muted
#827E7A