#A9832A#A9832A
#A9832A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.248; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.113 H 84.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A9832A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 131, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 60%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 75%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.5%, 75.1%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.92, 5.63, 51.02) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.92, 51.33, 83.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.07% 0.0107 0.1126) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.07% 0.113 84.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8980, 24.8365, 5.6726) |
| Luminance | 0.2483 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.29
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.26
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 4.35
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 4.61
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 4.87
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 4.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A9832A #2A50A9
analogous
#A9432A #A9832A #90A92A
triadic
#A9832A #2AA983 #832AA9
tetradic
#A9832A #2AA943 #2A50A9 #A92A90
square
#A9832A #2AA943 #2A50A9 #A92A90
split-complementary
#A9832A #2A90A9 #432AA9
monochromatic
#473712 #785D1E #A9832A #D0A541 #DCBC72
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.52
#A9832A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.97
#A9832A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #A9832A
5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A9832A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A9832A | 1.00 | 3.52 | 5.97 | 5.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94831C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D8D2E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B87771
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a9832a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 131, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.113 84.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7a66a',
500: '#a9832a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a9832a; $custom-light: #c7a66a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a9832a",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 131,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.047,
"s": 60.19,
"l": 41.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63068,
"c": 0.11314,
"h": 84.6
},
"luminance": 0.24835
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A9832A
secondary
#6C86C3
accent
#74E344
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F9F4EB
border
#D2CEC6
text
#140F07
muted
#827F7A