#A9722E#A9722E
#A9722E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 59.7% C 0.108 H 68.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9722E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 114, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 57%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 73%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32.5%, 72.8%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.59, 15.38, 44.91) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.59, 47.47, 71.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.69% 0.0397 0.1005) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.69% 0.108 68.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.8743, 20.6689, 5.3690) |
| Luminance | 0.2067 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 1.28
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 3.88
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 4.54
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.35
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 5.42
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 5.90
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9722E #2E65A9
analogous
#A9352E #A9722E #A2A92E
triadic
#A9722E #2EA972 #722EA9
tetradic
#A9722E #2EA935 #2E65A9 #A92EA2
square
#A9722E #2EA935 #2E65A9 #A92EA2
split-complementary
#A9722E #2EA2A9 #352EA9
monochromatic
#493114 #795221 #A9722E #CD9147 #DAAE77
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.09
#A9722E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.13
#A9722E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A9722E
5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9722E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9722E | 1.00 | 4.09 | 5.13 | 5.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#847626
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#918330
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B86564
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9722e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 114, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.7% 0.108 68.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c79a6a',
500: '#a9722e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9722e; $custom-light: #c79a6a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9722e",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 114,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.171,
"s": 57.209,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59691,
"c": 0.108,
"h": 68.5
},
"luminance": 0.20667
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9722E
secondary
#7195C2
accent
#8CE047
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F9F2EB
border
#D2CCC6
text
#140E07
muted
#827E7A