#AB8A2C#AB8A2C
#AB8A2C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.270; OKLCH L 64.8% C 0.116 H 88.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AB8A2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 138, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 59%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 74%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.3%, 74.3%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.99, 2.74, 52.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.99, 52.38, 87.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.75% 0.0025 0.1157) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.75% 0.116 88.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.3392, 27.0184, 6.2102) |
| Luminance | 0.2702 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 2.82
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 3.18
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 4.03
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 4.23
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 4.56
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 4.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AB8A2C #2C4DAB
analogous
#AB4A2C #AB8A2C #8DAB2C
triadic
#AB8A2C #2CAB8A #8A2CAB
tetradic
#AB8A2C #2CAB4A #2C4DAB #AB2C8D
square
#AB8A2C #2CAB4A #2C4DAB #AB2C8D
split-complementary
#AB8A2C #2C8DAB #4A2CAB
monochromatic
#4A3B13 #7A631F #AB8A2C #CFAB45 #DCC176
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.28
#AB8A2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.40
#AB8A2C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AB8A2C
6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AB8A2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AB8A2C | 1.00 | 3.28 | 6.40 | 6.40 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9A891E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A29231
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B97E77
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8E8E8E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ab8a2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 138, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.8% 0.116 88.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8ab6c',
500: '#ab8a2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ab8a2c; $custom-light: #c8ab6c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ab8a2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 138,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.409,
"s": 59.07,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64753,
"c": 0.11572,
"h": 88.8
},
"luminance": 0.27017
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AB8A2C
secondary
#6F85C3
accent
#6EE246
background
#FCFAF6
surface
#F9F4EC
border
#D2CEC7
text
#141007
muted
#827F7A