#A96F1C#A96F1C
#A96F1C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.118 H 70.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A96F1C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 111, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 72%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 83%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34.3%, 83.4%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.71, 16.33, 51.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.71, 54.11, 72.44°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.97% 0.0401 0.1106) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.97% 0.118 70.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2580, 19.8898, 3.7653) |
| Luminance | 0.1989 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 1.94
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.46
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 5.18
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 5.28
Raw Sienna
#9A6200
ΔE00 5.32
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 5.53
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A96F1C #1C56A9
analogous
#A9281C #A96F1C #9CA91C
triadic
#A96F1C #1CA96F #6F1CA9
tetradic
#A96F1C #1CA928 #1C56A9 #A91C9C
square
#A96F1C #1CA928 #1C56A9 #A91C9C
split-complementary
#A96F1C #1C9CA9 #281CA9
monochromatic
#402A0B #744D13 #A96F1C #DB9127 #E4AC5B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.22
#A96F1C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.98
#A96F1C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A96F1C
4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A96F1C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A96F1C | 1.00 | 4.22 | 4.98 | 4.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#83730A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90811F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9615F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a96f1c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 111, 28); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.118 70.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c89860',
500: '#a96f1c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a96f1c; $custom-light: #c89860; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a96f1c",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 111,
"b": 28
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.319,
"s": 71.574,
"l": 38.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58971,
"c": 0.11761,
"h": 70.1
},
"luminance": 0.19888
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A96F1C
secondary
#5987C8
accent
#84EE39
background
#FDF9F5
surface
#FAF2EA
border
#D3CCC6
text
#140D05
muted
#837E79