#AA8A5D#AA8A5D
#AA8A5D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.275; OKLCH L 65.3% C 0.072 H 75.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA8A5D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 138, 93) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 31%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 45%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.8%, 45.3%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.45, 6.07, 28.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.45, 29.27, 78.04°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.27% 0.0183 0.0701) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.27% 0.072 75.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.6428, 27.5148, 14.2087) |
| Luminance | 0.2751 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 3.59
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 3.87
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 3.93
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 3.97
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 4.00
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 4.27
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA8A5D #5D7DAA
analogous
#AA645D #AA8A5D #A4AA5D
triadic
#AA8A5D #5DAA8A #8A5DAA
tetradic
#AA8A5D #5DAA64 #5D7DAA #AA5DA4
square
#AA8A5D #5DAA64 #5D7DAA #AA5DA4
split-complementary
#AA8A5D #5DA4AA #645DAA
monochromatic
#5C4A30 #846A45 #AA8A5D #BFA785 #D4C4AD
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.23
#AA8A5D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.50
#AA8A5D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AA8A5D
6.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA8A5D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA8A5D | 1.00 | 3.23 | 6.50 | 6.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#968B5A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E925E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B6817F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa8a5d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 138, 93); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.3% 0.072 75.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5ac8b',
500: '#aa8a5d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa8a5d; $custom-light: #c5ac8b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa8a5d",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 138,
"b": 93
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.065,
"s": 31.174,
"l": 51.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65269,
"c": 0.07248,
"h": 75.4
},
"luminance": 0.27513
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA8A5D
secondary
#A0AFC2
accent
#8BC760
background
#FCFAF8
surface
#F8F4F0
border
#D1CECB
text
#13100C
muted
#827F7D