#AB7E2C#AB7E2C
#AB7E2C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.111 H 78.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AB7E2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 126, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.3%, 74.3%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.85, 9.42, 49.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.85, 50.10, 79.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.29% 0.0218 0.1091) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.29% 0.111 78.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7117, 23.7634, 5.6677) |
| Luminance | 0.2376 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.66
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.70
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.82
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.70
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 5.02
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AB7E2C #2C59AB
analogous
#AB3E2C #AB7E2C #99AB2C
triadic
#AB7E2C #2CAB7E #7E2CAB
tetradic
#AB7E2C #2CAB3E #2C59AB #AB2C99
square
#AB7E2C #2CAB3E #2C59AB #AB2C99
split-complementary
#AB7E2C #2C99AB #3E2CAB
monochromatic
#4A3613 #7A5A1F #AB7E2C #CF9E45 #DCB876
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.65
#AB7E2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.75
#AB7E2C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AB7E2C
5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AB7E2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AB7E2C | 1.00 | 3.65 | 5.75 | 5.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F7F21
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8A2F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA716D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ab7e2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 126, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.111 78.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8a36a',
500: '#ab7e2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ab7e2c; $custom-light: #c8a36a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ab7e2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 126,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.74,
"s": 59.07,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62286,
"c": 0.11125,
"h": 78.7
},
"luminance": 0.23761
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AB7E2C
secondary
#6F8DC3
accent
#7DE246
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F9F3EB
border
#D2CDC6
text
#140F07
muted
#827F7A