#AA6E37#AA6E37
#AA6E37 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.104 H 61.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA6E37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 110, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 51%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 68%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 35.3%, 67.6%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.81, 18.59, 39.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.81, 43.83, 64.90°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.14% 0.0504 0.0909) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.14% 0.104 61) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.8447, 19.9758, 6.2663) |
| Luminance | 0.1997 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 2.42
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.26
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 3.54
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 5.32
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 5.47
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 6.03
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA6E37 #3773AA
analogous
#AA3739 #AA6E37 #AAA837
triadic
#AA6E37 #37AA6E #6E37AA
tetradic
#AA6E37 #39AA37 #3773AA #A837AA
square
#AA6E37 #39AA37 #3773AA #A837AA
split-complementary
#AA6E37 #37AAA8 #3739AA
monochromatic
#4E3219 #7C5028 #AA6E37 #C88D56 #D7AC84
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.20
#AA6E37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#AA6E37 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AA6E37
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA6E37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA6E37 | 1.00 | 4.20 | 4.99 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.20 | 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)
#807331
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F8138
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B96162
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa6e37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 110, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.104 61.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c89770',
500: '#aa6e37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa6e37; $custom-light: #c89770; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa6e37",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 110,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.696,
"s": 51.111,
"l": 44.118
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59144,
"c": 0.10397,
"h": 61
},
"luminance": 0.19974
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA6E37
secondary
#7CA0C1
accent
#97DB4D
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F9F2EC
border
#D2CCC7
text
#140D07
muted
#827E7A