#AA7E2C#AA7E2C
#AA7E2C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.111 H 79.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA7E2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 126, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.9%, 74.1%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.74, 8.97, 49.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.74, 49.87, 79.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.17% 0.0206 0.1088) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.17% 0.111 79.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.4947, 23.6515, 5.6575) |
| Luminance | 0.2365 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.59
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.63
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.98
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.73
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 5.07
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 5.37
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA7E2C #2C58AA
analogous
#AA3F2C #AA7E2C #97AA2C
triadic
#AA7E2C #2CAA7E #7E2CAA
tetradic
#AA7E2C #2CAA3F #2C58AA #AA2C97
square
#AA7E2C #2CAA3F #2C58AA #AA2C97
split-complementary
#AA7E2C #2C97AA #3F2CAA
monochromatic
#493613 #795A1F #AA7E2C #CF9E44 #DBB875
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.66
#AA7E2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.73
#AA7E2C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AA7E2C
5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA7E2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA7E2C | 1.00 | 3.66 | 5.73 | 5.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F7F21
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8A2F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9716D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa7e2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 126, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.111 79.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8a36a',
500: '#aa7e2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa7e2c; $custom-light: #c8a36a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa7e2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 126,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 39.048,
"s": 58.879,
"l": 41.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62173,
"c": 0.11074,
"h": 79.3
},
"luminance": 0.2365
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA7E2C
secondary
#6F8CC3
accent
#7CE246
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F9F3EB
border
#D2CDC6
text
#140F07
muted
#827F7A