#A96D39#A96D39
#A96D39 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.102 H 59.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A96D39 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 109, 57) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 50%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(28, 66%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 35.5%, 66.3%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.46, 18.84, 38.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.46, 42.63, 63.76°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.85% 0.0516 0.0881) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.85% 0.102 59.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.5710, 19.6698, 6.4780) |
| Luminance | 0.1967 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 2.39
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 4.04
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 4.08
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 4.66
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 5.11
Sepia
#985E2B
ΔE00 5.98
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A96D39 #3975A9
analogous
#A9393D #A96D39 #A9A539
triadic
#A96D39 #39A96D #6D39A9
tetradic
#A96D39 #3DA939 #3975A9 #A539A9
square
#A96D39 #3DA939 #3975A9 #A539A9
split-complementary
#A96D39 #39A9A5 #393DA9
monochromatic
#4D321A #7B4F2A #A96D39 #C78C58 #D6AB86
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.26
#A96D39 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.93
#A96D39 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A96D39
4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A96D39 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A96D39 | 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)
#7F7234
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D8039
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B86061
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a96d39; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 109, 57); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.102 59.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c79771',
500: '#a96d39',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a96d39; $custom-light: #c79771; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a96d39",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 109,
"b": 57
},
"hsl": {
"h": 27.857,
"s": 49.558,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58854,
"c": 0.10212,
"h": 59.7
},
"luminance": 0.19668
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A96D39
secondary
#7EA1C0
accent
#99D94F
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F9F2EC
border
#D2CCC7
text
#140D08
muted
#827E7B