#AA6F38#AA6F38
#AA6F38 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.103 H 61.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA6F38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 111, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 50%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 67%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 34.7%, 67.1%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.07, 18.09, 39.47) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.07, 43.42, 65.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.35% 0.0491 0.0906) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.35% 0.103 61.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.9775, 20.2025, 6.4300) |
| Luminance | 0.2020 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 2.44
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 2.95
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 3.46
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 5.65
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.66
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 5.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA6F38 #3873AA
analogous
#AA383A #AA6F38 #AAA838
triadic
#AA6F38 #38AA6F #6F38AA
tetradic
#AA6F38 #3AAA38 #3873AA #A838AA
square
#AA6F38 #3AAA38 #3873AA #A838AA
split-complementary
#AA6F38 #38AAA8 #383AAA
monochromatic
#4E331A #7C5129 #AA6F38 #C88E57 #D7AD85
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.17
#AA6F38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.04
#AA6F38 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AA6F38
5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA6F38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA6F38 | 1.00 | 4.17 | 5.04 | 5.04 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.04 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#817432
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F8139
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B96263
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa6f38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 111, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.103 61.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c89871',
500: '#aa6f38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa6f38; $custom-light: #c89871; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa6f38",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 111,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.947,
"s": 50.442,
"l": 44.314
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59345,
"c": 0.10305,
"h": 61.5
},
"luminance": 0.202
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA6F38
secondary
#7DA0C1
accent
#96DA4E
background
#FCF9F6
surface
#F9F2EC
border
#D2CCC7
text
#140D08
muted
#827E7B