#A97B2A#A97B2A
#A97B2A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 61.4% C 0.111 H 77.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A97B2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 123, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 60%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 75%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.2%, 75.1%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.83, 10.11, 48.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.83, 50.01, 78.33°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.44% 0.0237 0.1083) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.44% 0.111 77.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.8647, 22.7700, 5.3282) |
| Luminance | 0.2277 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.60
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.75
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.06
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.35
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 5.38
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 5.46
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A97B2A #2A58A9
analogous
#A93C2A #A97B2A #98A92A
triadic
#A97B2A #2AA97B #7B2AA9
tetradic
#A97B2A #2AA93C #2A58A9 #A92A98
square
#A97B2A #2AA93C #2A58A9 #A92A98
split-complementary
#A97B2A #2A98A9 #3C2AA9
monochromatic
#473412 #78571E #A97B2A #D09C41 #DCB572
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.78
#A97B2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.55
#A97B2A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A97B2A
5.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A97B2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A97B2A | 1.00 | 3.78 | 5.55 | 5.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C7D1E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97882D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B86E6B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a97b2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 123, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.4% 0.111 77.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7a169',
500: '#a97b2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a97b2a; $custom-light: #c7a169; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a97b2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 123,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.268,
"s": 60.19,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61436,
"c": 0.11084,
"h": 77.7
},
"luminance": 0.22768
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A97B2A
secondary
#6C8BC3
accent
#7EE344
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F9F2EB
border
#D2CCC6
text
#140E06
muted
#827E7A