#A97C2A#A97C2A
#A97C2A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.111 H 78.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A97C2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 124, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 60%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 75%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.6%, 75.1%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.09, 9.55, 49.23) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.09, 50.15, 79.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.64% 0.022 0.1088) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.64% 0.111 78.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9894, 23.0194, 5.3697) |
| Luminance | 0.2302 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.44
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.75
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.78
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.19
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 5.49
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 5.50
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A97C2A #2A57A9
analogous
#A93D2A #A97C2A #97A92A
triadic
#A97C2A #2AA97C #7C2AA9
tetradic
#A97C2A #2AA93D #2A57A9 #A92A97
square
#A97C2A #2AA93D #2A57A9 #A92A97
split-complementary
#A97C2A #2A97A9 #3D2AA9
monochromatic
#473412 #78581E #A97C2A #D09D41 #DCB672
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.75
#A97C2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.60
#A97C2A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A97C2A
5.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A97C2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A97C2A | 1.00 | 3.75 | 5.60 | 5.60 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.60 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D7D1E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98882D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B86F6B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a97c2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 124, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.111 78.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7a169',
500: '#a97c2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a97c2a; $custom-light: #c7a169; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a97c2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 124,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.74,
"s": 60.19,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61637,
"c": 0.11103,
"h": 78.6
},
"luminance": 0.23017
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A97C2A
secondary
#6C8BC3
accent
#7DE344
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F9F2EB
border
#D2CCC6
text
#140F07
muted
#827E7A