#A97E43#A97E43
#A97E43 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.093 H 73.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A97E43 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 126, 67) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 43%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 60%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.4%, 60.4%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.85, 9.96, 38.11) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.85, 39.39, 75.35°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.31% 0.0267 0.0892) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.31% 0.093 73.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8375, 23.7637, 8.5878) |
| Luminance | 0.2376 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 2.02
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 2.53
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 2.90
Puce
#A57E52
ΔE00 3.52
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 3.55
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 4.40
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A97E43 #436EA9
analogous
#A94B43 #A97E43 #A1A943
triadic
#A97E43 #43A97E #7E43A9
tetradic
#A97E43 #43A94B #436EA9 #A943A1
square
#A97E43 #43A94B #436EA9 #A943A1
split-complementary
#A97E43 #43A1A9 #4B43A9
monochromatic
#513D20 #7D5D32 #A97E43 #C39C67 #D4B892
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.65
#A97E43 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.75
#A97E43 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A97E43
5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A97E43 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A97E43 | 1.00 | 3.65 | 5.75 | 5.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E803E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#988A44
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B77370
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a97e43; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 126, 67); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.093 73.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6a379',
500: '#a97e43',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a97e43; $custom-light: #c6a379; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a97e43",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 126,
"b": 67
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.706,
"s": 43.22,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62308,
"c": 0.0931,
"h": 73.3
},
"luminance": 0.23762
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A97E43
secondary
#88A0BF
accent
#8AD355
background
#FCFAF7
surface
#F8F3ED
border
#D1CDC8
text
#130F09
muted
#827F7B