#A96E22#A96E22
#A96E22 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.115 H 68.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A96E22 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 110, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 67%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 80%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34.9%, 79.9%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.50, 17.10, 49.10) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.50, 51.99, 70.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.82% 0.0431 0.1067) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.82% 0.115 68) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2286, 19.7045, 4.1457) |
| Luminance | 0.1970 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 2.73
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 2.79
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 4.73
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 4.78
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 5.03
Raw Sienna
#9A6200
ΔE00 5.44
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A96E22 #225DA9
analogous
#A92B22 #A96E22 #A0A922
triadic
#A96E22 #22A96E #6E22A9
tetradic
#A96E22 #22A92B #225DA9 #A922A0
square
#A96E22 #22A92B #225DA9 #A922A0
split-complementary
#A96E22 #22A0A9 #2B22A9
monochromatic
#432C0D #764D18 #A96E22 #D68E32 #E0AA65
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.25
#A96E22 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.94
#A96E22 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A96E22
4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A96E22 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A96E22 | 1.00 | 4.25 | 4.94 | 4.94 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.25 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.94 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#817216
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F8024
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9605F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a96e22; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 110, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.115 68.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c89763',
500: '#a96e22',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a96e22; $custom-light: #c89763; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a96e22",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 110,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.778,
"s": 66.502,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58819,
"c": 0.11506,
"h": 68
},
"luminance": 0.19702
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A96E22
secondary
#618DC5
accent
#89E93E
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#140D06
muted
#837E7A