#AA6F23#AA6F23
#AA6F23 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.115 H 68.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA6F23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 111, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 66%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 79%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34.7%, 79.4%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.88, 17.02, 49.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.88, 51.96, 70.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.14% 0.0429 0.1069) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.14% 0.115 68.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.5672, 20.0384, 4.2691) |
| Luminance | 0.2004 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 2.54
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 2.62
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 4.78
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 4.84
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 4.89
Raw Sienna
#9A6200
ΔE00 5.79
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA6F23 #235EAA
analogous
#AA2C23 #AA6F23 #A1AA23
triadic
#AA6F23 #23AA6F #6F23AA
tetradic
#AA6F23 #23AA2C #235EAA #AA23A1
square
#AA6F23 #23AA2C #235EAA #AA23A1
split-complementary
#AA6F23 #23A1AA #2C23AA
monochromatic
#442D0E #774E19 #AA6F23 #D58F35 #E0AB68
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.19
#AA6F23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.01
#AA6F23 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AA6F23
5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA6F23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA6F23 | 1.00 | 4.19 | 5.01 | 5.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#827317
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#908125
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA6160
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa6f23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 111, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.115 68.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c99864',
500: '#aa6f23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa6f23; $custom-light: #c99864; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa6f23",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 111,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.778,
"s": 65.854,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59143,
"c": 0.11516,
"h": 68.1
},
"luminance": 0.20036
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA6F23
secondary
#638EC6
accent
#89E93F
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#140D06
muted
#837E7A