#AA6E1D#AA6E1D
#AA6E1D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.118 H 68.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA6E1D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 110, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 71%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 83%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 35.3%, 82.9%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.60, 17.37, 51.17) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.60, 54.04, 71.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.91% 0.0432 0.1099) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.91% 0.118 68.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.3771, 19.7888, 3.8033) |
| Luminance | 0.1979 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 2.07
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.24
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 4.58
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 4.62
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 5.32
Raw Sienna
#9A6200
ΔE00 5.34
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA6E1D #1D59AA
analogous
#AA281D #AA6E1D #A0AA1D
triadic
#AA6E1D #1DAA6E #6E1DAA
tetradic
#AA6E1D #1DAA28 #1D59AA #AA1DA0
square
#AA6E1D #1DAA28 #1D59AA #AA1DA0
split-complementary
#AA6E1D #1DA0AA #281DAA
monochromatic
#412A0B #764C14 #AA6E1D #DB8F2A #E4AB5E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.24
#AA6E1D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.96
#AA6E1D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AA6E1D
4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA6E1D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA6E1D | 1.00 | 4.24 | 4.96 | 4.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#82720D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90811F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA5F5F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa6e1d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 110, 29); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.118 68.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c99761',
500: '#aa6e1d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa6e1d; $custom-light: #c99761; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa6e1d",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 110,
"b": 29
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.468,
"s": 70.854,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58911,
"c": 0.11803,
"h": 68.5
},
"luminance": 0.19787
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA6E1D
secondary
#5B89C8
accent
#87EE3A
background
#FDF9F5
surface
#FAF2EA
border
#D3CCC6
text
#140D05
muted
#837E79