#A97E26#A97E26
#A97E26 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.114 H 81.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A97E26 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 126, 38) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 63%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 78%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.4%, 77.5%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.58, 8.25, 51.34) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.58, 52.00, 80.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.01% 0.0178 0.1125) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.01% 0.114 81) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1745, 23.4985, 5.0958) |
| Luminance | 0.2350 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 2.73
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 2.91
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.82
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 4.61
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 5.10
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.41
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A97E26 #2651A9
analogous
#A93C26 #A97E26 #92A926
triadic
#A97E26 #26A97E #7E26A9
tetradic
#A97E26 #26A93C #2651A9 #A92692
square
#A97E26 #26A93C #2651A9 #A92692
split-complementary
#A97E26 #2692A9 #3C26A9
monochromatic
#453310 #77591B #A97E26 #D3A03A #DEB86C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.68
#A97E26 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.70
#A97E26 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A97E26
5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A97E26 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A97E26 | 1.00 | 3.68 | 5.70 | 5.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F7F17
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8A2A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8716D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a97e26; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 126, 38); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.114 81.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7a367',
500: '#a97e26',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a97e26; $custom-light: #c7a367; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a97e26",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 126,
"b": 38
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.305,
"s": 63.285,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62012,
"c": 0.11386,
"h": 81
},
"luminance": 0.23497
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A97E26
secondary
#6785C4
accent
#78E641
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F9F3EB
border
#D2CDC6
text
#140F06
muted
#827F7A