#A97C2C#A97C2C
#A97C2C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.230; OKLCH L 61.7% C 0.110 H 78.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A97C2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 124, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 74%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.6%, 74%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.11, 9.65, 48.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.11, 49.34, 78.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.65% 0.0226 0.1075) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.65% 0.11 78.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0261, 23.0340, 5.5630) |
| Luminance | 0.2303 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.73
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.97
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.05
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.02
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 5.23
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 5.60
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A97C2C #2C59A9
analogous
#A93E2C #A97C2C #98A92C
triadic
#A97C2C #2CA97C #7C2CA9
tetradic
#A97C2C #2CA93E #2C59A9 #A92C98
square
#A97C2C #2CA93E #2C59A9 #A92C98
split-complementary
#A97C2C #2C98A9 #3E2CA9
monochromatic
#483513 #78581F #A97C2C #CE9C44 #DBB674
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.75
#A97C2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.61
#A97C2C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A97C2C
5.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A97C2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A97C2C | 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)
#8D7D21
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98882F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B86F6C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a97c2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 124, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.7% 0.110 78.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7a16a',
500: '#a97c2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a97c2c; $custom-light: #c7a16a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a97c2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 124,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.4,
"s": 58.685,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61654,
"c": 0.10979,
"h": 78.1
},
"luminance": 0.23032
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A97C2C
secondary
#6E8DC3
accent
#7EE246
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F9F2EB
border
#D2CCC6
text
#140F07
muted
#827E7A