#AA997A#AA997A
#AA997A is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.327; OKLCH L 69.0% C 0.048 H 82.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AA997A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(170, 153, 122) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 22%, 57%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 28%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 10%, 28.2%, 33.3%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.95, 1.36, 18.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.95, 18.66, 85.83°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.97% 0.0063 0.0473) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.97% 0.048 82.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(31.4819, 32.7346, 23.0686) |
| Luminance | 0.3273 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 3.90
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 3.94
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 5.19
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 5.44
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 5.97
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 6.05
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AA997A #7A8BAA
analogous
#AA817A #AA997A #A3AA7A
triadic
#AA997A #7AAA99 #997AAA
tetradic
#AA997A #7AAA81 #7A8BAA #AA7AA3
square
#AA997A #7AAA81 #7A8BAA #AA7AA3
split-complementary
#AA997A #7AA3AA #817AAA
monochromatic
#675A42 #8D7B5A #AA997A #C2B69F #DAD2C5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.78
#AA997A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.55
#AA997A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AA997A
7.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AA997A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AA997A | 1.00 | 2.78 | 7.55 | 7.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.78 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A19878
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A59D7B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B29391
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aa997a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(170, 153, 122); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.0% 0.048 82.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c4b7a0',
500: '#aa997a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aa997a; $custom-light: #c4b7a0; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aa997a",
"rgb": {
"r": 170,
"g": 153,
"b": 122
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.75,
"s": 22.018,
"l": 57.255
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.68974,
"c": 0.04767,
"h": 82.5
},
"luminance": 0.32734
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AA997A
secondary
#B6BDCA
accent
#87BF69
background
#FCFBF9
surface
#F8F6F2
border
#D1D0CC
text
#12110E
muted
#81807E