#A97F36#A97F36
#A97F36 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.104 H 78.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A97F36 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 127, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 52%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 68%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.9%, 68%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.97, 8.51, 44.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.97, 45.53, 79.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.36% 0.0206 0.1016) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.36% 0.104 78.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.6189, 23.8819, 6.8023) |
| Luminance | 0.2388 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 3.62
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 3.97
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.94
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.98
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 5.21
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.48
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A97F36 #3660A9
analogous
#A94536 #A97F36 #99A936
triadic
#A97F36 #36A97F #7F36A9
tetradic
#A97F36 #36A945 #3660A9 #A93699
square
#A97F36 #36A945 #3660A9 #A93699
split-complementary
#A97F36 #3699A9 #4536A9
monochromatic
#4C3918 #7B5C27 #A97F36 #C89E54 #D7B882
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.64
#A97F36 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.78
#A97F36 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A97F36
5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A97F36 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A97F36 | 1.00 | 3.64 | 5.78 | 5.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F802E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998A38
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B7736F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a97f36; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 127, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.104 78.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6a370',
500: '#a97f36',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a97f36; $custom-light: #c6a370; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a97f36",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 127,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.087,
"s": 51.57,
"l": 43.725
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62357,
"c": 0.10362,
"h": 78.5
},
"luminance": 0.2388
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A97F36
secondary
#7A94C1
accent
#81DB4D
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F9F3EC
border
#D2CDC7
text
#130F08
muted
#827F7B