#AA6B23#AA6B23
#AA6B23 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.192; OKLCH L 58.4% C 0.116 H 64.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA6B23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 107, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 66%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 79%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.1%, 79.4%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(50.90, 19.27, 48.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(50.90, 51.88, 68.19°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.38% 0.0495 0.1049) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.38% 0.116 64.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1404, 19.1850, 4.1268) |
| Luminance | 0.1918 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.29
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 3.66
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 3.86
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 4.11
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 4.42
Raw Umber
#A75E09
ΔE00 4.51
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA6B23 #2362AA
analogous
#AA2723 #AA6B23 #A6AA23
triadic
#AA6B23 #23AA6B #6B23AA
tetradic
#AA6B23 #23AA27 #2362AA #AA23A6
square
#AA6B23 #23AA27 #2362AA #AA23A6
split-complementary
#AA6B23 #23A6AA #2723AA
monochromatic
#442B0E #774B19 #AA6B23 #D58A35 #E0A868
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.34
#AA6B23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.84
#AA6B23 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AA6B23
4.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA6B23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA6B23 | 1.00 | 4.34 | 4.84 | 4.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.34 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F7018
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E7F24
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA5C5D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#797979
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa6b23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 107, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.4% 0.116 64.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c99563',
500: '#aa6b23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa6b23; $custom-light: #c99563; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa6b23",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 107,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32,
"s": 65.854,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58384,
"c": 0.11598,
"h": 64.7
},
"luminance": 0.19183
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA6B23
secondary
#6391C6
accent
#8EE93F
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF1EB
border
#D3CBC6
text
#140D06
muted
#837E7A