#A97F2C#A97F2C
#A97F2C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.111 H 80.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A97F2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 127, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 74%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.9%, 74%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.88, 7.96, 49.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.88, 49.80, 80.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.26% 0.0177 0.1091) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.26% 0.111 80.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4078, 23.7974, 5.6902) |
| Luminance | 0.2380 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.38
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.62
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.34
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.72
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 4.92
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 5.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A97F2C #2C56A9
analogous
#A9412C #A97F2C #95A92C
triadic
#A97F2C #2CA97F #7F2CA9
tetradic
#A97F2C #2CA941 #2C56A9 #A92C95
square
#A97F2C #2CA941 #2C56A9 #A92C95
split-complementary
#A97F2C #2C95A9 #412CA9
monochromatic
#483613 #785B1F #A97F2C #CEA044 #DBB974
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.65
#A97F2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.76
#A97F2C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A97F2C
5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A97F2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A97F2C | 1.00 | 3.65 | 5.76 | 5.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.76 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#908020
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8A2F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8736E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a97f2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 127, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.111 80.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7a36a',
500: '#a97f2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a97f2c; $custom-light: #c7a36a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a97f2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 127,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.84,
"s": 58.685,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62263,
"c": 0.11052,
"h": 80.8
},
"luminance": 0.23796
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A97F2C
secondary
#6E8BC3
accent
#7AE246
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F9F3EB
border
#D2CDC6
text
#140F07
muted
#827F7A