#AA987E#AA987E
#AA987E is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.325; OKLCH L 68.9% C 0.042 H 77.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA987E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 152, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 21%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 26%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10.6%, 25.9%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.76, 2.48, 16.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.76, 16.32, 81.27°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.86% 0.0095 0.0412) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.86% 0.042 77) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.5719, 32.5098, 24.3465) |
| Luminance | 0.3251 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.07
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 5.14
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 5.45
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 5.46
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 5.93
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 6.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA987E #7E90AA
analogous
#AA827E #AA987E #A6AA7E
triadic
#AA987E #7EAA98 #987EAA
tetradic
#AA987E #7EAA82 #7E90AA #AA7EA6
square
#AA987E #7EAA82 #7E90AA #AA7EA6
split-complementary
#AA987E #7EA6AA #827EAA
monochromatic
#695A45 #8E7A5D #AA987E #C2B5A3 #DBD3C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#AA987E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.50
#AA987E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AA987E
7.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA987E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA987E | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.50 | 7.50 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.50 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9F987C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A49C7F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B29391
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa987e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 152, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.9% 0.042 77.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c3b6a3',
500: '#aa987e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa987e; $custom-light: #c3b6a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa987e",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 152,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.455,
"s": 20.561,
"l": 58.039
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68857,
"c": 0.04233,
"h": 77
},
"luminance": 0.32509
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA987E
secondary
#B9C0CB
accent
#8CBD6B
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F8F6F3
border
#D1D0CD
text
#12110F
muted
#81807F