#A96E55#A96E55
#A96E55 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.084 H 43.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A96E55 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 110, 85) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 33%, 50%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 50%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34.9%, 49.7%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.11, 20.58, 23.56) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.11, 31.29, 48.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.49% 0.0608 0.058) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.49% 0.084 43.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.5791, 20.2447, 11.2583) |
| Luminance | 0.2024 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Brownish
#9C6D57
ΔE00 3.35
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 3.62
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 3.99
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.25
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 5.76
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 7.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A96E55 #5590A9
analogous
#A95566 #A96E55 #A99855
triadic
#A96E55 #55A96E #6E55A9
tetradic
#A96E55 #66A955 #5590A9 #9855A9
square
#A96E55 #66A955 #5590A9 #9855A9
split-complementary
#A96E55 #55A998 #5566A9
monochromatic
#58392C #805341 #A96E55 #BE917D #D2B3A6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.16
#A96E55 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.05
#A96E55 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A96E55
5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A96E55 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A96E55 | 1.00 | 4.16 | 5.05 | 5.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D7553
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8B8155
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B66468
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a96e55; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 110, 85); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.084 43.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c59885',
500: '#a96e55',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a96e55; $custom-light: #c59885; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a96e55",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 110,
"b": 85
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.857,
"s": 33.071,
"l": 49.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5949,
"c": 0.08404,
"h": 43.7
},
"luminance": 0.20243
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A96E55
secondary
#9AB5C0
accent
#A9C95F
background
#FCF9F8
surface
#F8F2EF
border
#D1CCCA
text
#130D0B
muted
#827E7C