#AA7E2E#AA7E2E
#AA7E2E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 62.2% C 0.109 H 78.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA7E2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 126, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 57%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 73%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 25.9%, 72.9%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.75, 9.07, 48.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.75, 49.05, 79.34°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.19% 0.0211 0.1074) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.19% 0.109 78.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.5332, 23.6669, 5.8603) |
| Luminance | 0.2366 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.89
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.90
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.15
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.52
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 5.09
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 5.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA7E2E #2E5AAA
analogous
#AA402E #AA7E2E #98AA2E
triadic
#AA7E2E #2EAA7E #7E2EAA
tetradic
#AA7E2E #2EAA40 #2E5AAA #AA2E98
square
#AA7E2E #2EAA40 #2E5AAA #AA2E98
split-complementary
#AA7E2E #2E98AA #402EAA
monochromatic
#4A3714 #7A5A21 #AA7E2E #CD9E48 #DAB878
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.66
#AA7E2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.73
#AA7E2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AA7E2E
5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA7E2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA7E2E | 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)
#8F7F23
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8A31
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9726E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa7e2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 126, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.2% 0.109 78.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7a36b',
500: '#aa7e2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa7e2e; $custom-light: #c7a36b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa7e2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 126,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.71,
"s": 57.407,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6219,
"c": 0.10946,
"h": 78.9
},
"luminance": 0.23665
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA7E2E
secondary
#718EC3
accent
#7EE147
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F9F3EB
border
#D2CDC6
text
#140F07
muted
#827F7A