#AA996E#AA996E
#AA996E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.325; OKLCH L 68.7% C 0.062 H 88.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.49:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA996E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 153, 110) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 26%, 55%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 35%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10%, 35.3%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.72, -0.24, 24.92) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.72, 24.92, 90.55°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.72% 0.0012 0.0621) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.72% 0.062 88.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.7838, 32.4553, 19.3918) |
| Luminance | 0.3245 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 3.10
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 3.33
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 4.55
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 5.60
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 5.79
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 5.84
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA996E #6E7FAA
analogous
#AA7B6E #AA996E #9DAA6E
triadic
#AA996E #6EAA99 #996EAA
tetradic
#AA996E #6EAA7B #6E7FAA #AA6E9D
square
#AA996E #6EAA7B #6E7FAA #AA6E9D
split-complementary
#AA996E #6E9DAA #7B6EAA
monochromatic
#63583A #8A7A51 #AA996E #C1B495 #D7CFBB
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.80
#AA996E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.49
#AA996E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AA996E
7.49:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA996E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA996E | 1.00 | 2.80 | 7.49 | 7.49 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.80 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A3986B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A79C6F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B3928E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9A9A9A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa996e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 153, 110); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.7% 0.062 88.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4b698',
500: '#aa996e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa996e; $custom-light: #c4b698; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa996e",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 153,
"b": 110
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43,
"s": 26.087,
"l": 54.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6872,
"c": 0.06215,
"h": 88.9
},
"luminance": 0.32454
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA996E
secondary
#ADB4C7
accent
#80C265
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F8F6F2
border
#D1D0CC
text
#13110D
muted
#82807E