#A99C7C#A99C7C
#A99C7C is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.337; OKLCH L 69.6% C 0.047 H 88.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #A99C7C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(169, 156, 124) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 21%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 27%, 66%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.7%, 26.6%, 33.7%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.70, -0.40, 18.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.70, 18.52, 91.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.56% 0.0012 0.0471) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.56% 0.047 88.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.8889, 33.6680, 23.8836) |
| Luminance | 0.3367 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 3.35
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 4.30
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.93
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 4.96
Putty
#BEAE8A
ΔE00 5.59
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 6.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#A99C7C #7C89A9
analogous
#A9867C #A99C7C #9FA97C
triadic
#A99C7C #7CA99C #9C7CA9
tetradic
#A99C7C #7CA986 #7C89A9 #A97C9F
square
#A99C7C #7CA986 #7C89A9 #A97C9F
split-complementary
#A99C7C #7C9FA9 #867CA9
monochromatic
#675D44 #8C7E5C #A99C7C #C1B8A1 #DAD4C6
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.72
#A99C7C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.73
#A99C7C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #A99C7C
7.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##A99C7C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##A99C7C | 1.00 | 2.72 | 7.73 | 7.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A49B7A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A79E7D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B09793
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9D9D9D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #a99c7c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(169, 156, 124); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.6% 0.047 88.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3b9a2',
500: '#a99c7c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #a99c7c; $custom-light: #c3b9a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#a99c7c",
"rgb": {
"r": 169,
"g": 156,
"b": 124
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.667,
"s": 20.737,
"l": 57.451
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69558,
"c": 0.04709,
"h": 88.5
},
"luminance": 0.33667
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#A99C7C
secondary
#B7BDC9
accent
#82BD6A
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F8F6F2
border
#D1D0CC
text
#12110F
muted
#81807E