#A97E44#A97E44
#A97E44 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.092 H 72.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A97E44 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 126, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 43%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 60%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.4%, 59.8%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.86, 10.04, 37.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.86, 38.92, 75.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.32% 0.0271 0.0882) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.32% 0.092 72.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8678, 23.7758, 8.7471) |
| Luminance | 0.2377 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 1.95
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 2.31
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 2.69
Puce
#A57E52
ΔE00 3.30
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 3.62
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 4.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A97E44 #446FA9
analogous
#A94B44 #A97E44 #A2A944
triadic
#A97E44 #44A97E #7E44A9
tetradic
#A97E44 #44A94B #446FA9 #A944A2
square
#A97E44 #44A94B #446FA9 #A944A2
split-complementary
#A97E44 #44A2A9 #4B44A9
monochromatic
#523D21 #7D5D32 #A97E44 #C29C68 #D4B894
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.65
#A97E44 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.75
#A97E44 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A97E44
5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A97E44 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A97E44 | 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)
#8D803F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#988A45
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B77371
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a97e44; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 126, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.092 72.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6a379',
500: '#a97e44',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a97e44; $custom-light: #c6a379; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a97e44",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 126,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.455,
"s": 42.616,
"l": 46.471
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62322,
"c": 0.09227,
"h": 72.9
},
"luminance": 0.23774
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A97E44
secondary
#89A0BF
accent
#8BD255
background
#FCFAF7
surface
#F8F3ED
border
#D1CDC8
text
#130F09
muted
#827F7B