#A97C2B#A97C2B
#A97C2B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.110 H 78.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A97C2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 124, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 75%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.6%, 74.6%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.10, 9.60, 48.81) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.10, 49.74, 78.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.65% 0.0223 0.1081) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.65% 0.11 78.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0075, 23.0266, 5.4652) |
| Luminance | 0.2303 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.58
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.87
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.89
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.10
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 5.36
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 5.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A97C2B #2B58A9
analogous
#A93D2B #A97C2B #97A92B
triadic
#A97C2B #2BA97C #7C2BA9
tetradic
#A97C2B #2BA93D #2B58A9 #A92B97
square
#A97C2B #2BA93D #2B58A9 #A92B97
split-complementary
#A97C2B #2B97A9 #3D2BA9
monochromatic
#473412 #78581F #A97C2B #CF9D42 #DBB673
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.75
#A97C2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.61
#A97C2B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A97C2B
5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A97C2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A97C2B | 1.00 | 3.75 | 5.61 | 5.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.75 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D7D20
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98882E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B86F6C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a97c2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 124, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.110 78.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7a16a',
500: '#a97c2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a97c2b; $custom-light: #c7a16a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a97c2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 124,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.571,
"s": 59.434,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61646,
"c": 0.11042,
"h": 78.3
},
"luminance": 0.23025
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A97C2B
secondary
#6D8CC3
accent
#7DE345
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F9F2EB
border
#D2CCC6
text
#140F07
muted
#827E7A