#AA6E36#AA6E36
#AA6E36 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.105 H 61.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA6E36 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 110, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 52%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 68%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 35.3%, 68.2%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.80, 18.53, 40.19) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.80, 44.26, 65.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.13% 0.0501 0.0918) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.13% 0.105 61.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.8210, 19.9663, 6.1413) |
| Luminance | 0.1996 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 2.56
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.09
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 3.49
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 5.37
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 5.66
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 5.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA6E36 #3672AA
analogous
#AA3638 #AA6E36 #AAA836
triadic
#AA6E36 #36AA6E #6E36AA
tetradic
#AA6E36 #38AA36 #3672AA #A836AA
square
#AA6E36 #38AA36 #3672AA #A836AA
split-complementary
#AA6E36 #36AAA8 #3638AA
monochromatic
#4D3218 #7C5027 #AA6E36 #C98D54 #D8AC83
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#AA6E36 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#AA6E36 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AA6E36
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA6E36 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA6E36 | 1.00 | 4.21 | 4.99 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#817330
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F8137
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B96162
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa6e36; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 110, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.105 61.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8976f',
500: '#aa6e36',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa6e36; $custom-light: #c8976f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa6e36",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 110,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.966,
"s": 51.786,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59132,
"c": 0.10461,
"h": 61.4
},
"luminance": 0.19964
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA6E36
secondary
#7B9FC1
accent
#96DB4D
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F9F2EC
border
#D2CCC7
text
#140D07
muted
#827E7A