#A96E23#A96E23
#A96E23 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.197; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.115 H 67.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.94:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A96E23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 110, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 66%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 79%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34.9%, 79.3%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.51, 17.14, 48.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.51, 51.62, 70.61°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.83% 0.0433 0.1061) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.83% 0.115 67.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2432, 19.7103, 4.2228) |
| Luminance | 0.1971 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 2.69
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 2.86
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 4.72
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 4.79
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 4.92
Raw Sienna
#9A6200
ΔE00 5.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A96E23 #235EA9
analogous
#A92B23 #A96E23 #A1A923
triadic
#A96E23 #23A96E #6E23A9
tetradic
#A96E23 #23A92B #235EA9 #A923A1
square
#A96E23 #23A92B #235EA9 #A923A1
split-complementary
#A96E23 #23A1A9 #2B23A9
monochromatic
#442C0E #764D19 #A96E23 #D58E34 #DFAA67
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.25
#A96E23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.94
#A96E23 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A96E23
4.94:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A96E23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A96E23 | 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)
#817217
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F8025
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9605F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a96e23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 110, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.115 67.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c89764',
500: '#a96e23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a96e23; $custom-light: #c89764; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a96e23",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 110,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.582,
"s": 65.686,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58826,
"c": 0.11458,
"h": 67.8
},
"luminance": 0.19708
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A96E23
secondary
#638EC5
accent
#8AE93F
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#140D06
muted
#837E7A