#A97223#A97223
#A97223 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 59.6% C 0.114 H 71.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A97223 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 114, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 66%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 79%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32.5%, 79.3%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.50, 14.88, 49.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.50, 51.81, 73.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.6% 0.0367 0.1081) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.6% 0.114 71.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.6846, 20.5930, 4.3699) |
| Luminance | 0.2059 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 2.60
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 2.97
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 5.04
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 5.78
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 5.85
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 5.97
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A97223 #235AA9
analogous
#A92F23 #A97223 #9DA923
triadic
#A97223 #23A972 #7223A9
tetradic
#A97223 #23A92F #235AA9 #A9239D
square
#A97223 #23A92F #235AA9 #A9239D
split-complementary
#A97223 #239DA9 #2F23A9
monochromatic
#442E0E #765019 #A97223 #D59334 #DFAE67
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.10
#A97223 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.12
#A97223 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A97223
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A97223 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A97223 | 1.00 | 4.10 | 5.12 | 5.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#857516
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#928225
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B86462
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a97223; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 114, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.6% 0.114 71.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c89a64',
500: '#a97223',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a97223; $custom-light: #c89a64; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a97223",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 114,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.373,
"s": 65.686,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59599,
"c": 0.11415,
"h": 71.3
},
"luminance": 0.20591
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A97223
secondary
#638BC5
accent
#85E93F
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F9F2EB
border
#D2CCC6
text
#140E06
muted
#827E7A