#AA831B#AA831B
#AA831B is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 63.1% C 0.121 H 85.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA831B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 131, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 73%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 84%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 22.9%, 84.1%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.94, 5.51, 56.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.94, 56.75, 84.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.08% 0.0087 0.121) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.08% 0.121 85.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8933, 24.8596, 4.5240) |
| Luminance | 0.2486 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 2.44
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 3.47
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 3.59
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 3.77
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.82
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 4.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA831B #1B42AA
analogous
#AA3B1B #AA831B #89AA1B
triadic
#AA831B #1BAA83 #831BAA
tetradic
#AA831B #1BAA3B #1B42AA #AA1B89
square
#AA831B #1BAA3B #1B42AA #AA1B89
split-complementary
#AA831B #1B89AA #3B1BAA
monochromatic
#40320A #755A13 #AA831B #DCAB26 #E5BF5B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.52
#AA831B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.97
#AA831B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AA831B
5.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA831B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA831B | 1.00 | 3.52 | 5.97 | 5.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.52 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#948300
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E8D22
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B97670
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa831b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 131, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.1% 0.121 85.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8a662',
500: '#aa831b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa831b; $custom-light: #c8a662; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa831b",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 131,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.636,
"s": 72.589,
"l": 38.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63083,
"c": 0.12132,
"h": 85.9
},
"luminance": 0.24858
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA831B
secondary
#5877C9
accent
#6AEF39
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F9F4EB
border
#D2CEC6
text
#140F06
muted
#827F7A