#A97B2C#A97B2C
#A97B2C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 61.5% C 0.110 H 77.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.56:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A97B2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 123, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 74%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.2%, 74%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.85, 10.21, 48.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.85, 49.20, 78.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.45% 0.0242 0.1069) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.45% 0.11 77.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9014, 22.7847, 5.5214) |
| Luminance | 0.2278 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.90
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.97
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.36
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 5.14
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.20
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 5.20
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A97B2C #2C5AA9
analogous
#A93D2C #A97B2C #99A92C
triadic
#A97B2C #2CA97B #7B2CA9
tetradic
#A97B2C #2CA93D #2C5AA9 #A92C99
square
#A97B2C #2CA93D #2C5AA9 #A92C99
split-complementary
#A97B2C #2C99A9 #3D2CA9
monochromatic
#483413 #78581F #A97B2C #CE9B44 #DBB574
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.78
#A97B2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.56
#A97B2C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A97B2C
5.56:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A97B2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A97B2C | 1.00 | 3.78 | 5.56 | 5.56 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.56 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C7D21
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#97882F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B86E6B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a97b2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 123, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.5% 0.110 77.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7a16a',
500: '#a97b2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a97b2c; $custom-light: #c7a16a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a97b2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 123,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.92,
"s": 58.685,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61453,
"c": 0.10961,
"h": 77.2
},
"luminance": 0.22783
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A97B2C
secondary
#6E8DC3
accent
#7FE246
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F9F2EB
border
#D2CCC6
text
#140E07
muted
#827E7A