#A97F2E#A97F2E
#A97F2E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.109 H 80.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A97F2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 127, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 57%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 73%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.9%, 72.8%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.90, 8.06, 48.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.90, 48.98, 80.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.28% 0.0182 0.1077) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.28% 0.109 80.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4463, 23.8128, 5.8930) |
| Luminance | 0.2381 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.67
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.86
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.47
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.49
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 5.12
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 5.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A97F2E #2E58A9
analogous
#A9422E #A97F2E #96A92E
triadic
#A97F2E #2EA97F #7F2EA9
tetradic
#A97F2E #2EA942 #2E58A9 #A92E96
square
#A97F2E #2EA942 #2E58A9 #A92E96
split-complementary
#A97F2E #2E96A9 #422EA9
monochromatic
#493714 #795B21 #A97F2E #CD9F47 #DAB877
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.64
#A97F2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.76
#A97F2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A97F2E
5.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A97F2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A97F2E | 1.00 | 3.64 | 5.76 | 5.76 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.64 | 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)
#908023
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8A31
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8736E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a97f2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 127, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.109 80.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7a36c',
500: '#a97f2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a97f2e; $custom-light: #c7a36c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a97f2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 127,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.512,
"s": 57.209,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6228,
"c": 0.10923,
"h": 80.4
},
"luminance": 0.23811
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A97F2E
secondary
#718CC2
accent
#7CE047
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F9F3EB
border
#D2CDC6
text
#140F07
muted
#827F7A