#AB8B35#AB8B35
#AB8B35 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.274; OKLCH L 65.0% C 0.110 H 88.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AB8B35 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(171, 139, 53) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 53%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 69%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 18.7%, 69%, 32.9%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.33, 2.66, 48.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.33, 48.89, 86.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.04% 0.0034 0.11) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.04% 0.11 88.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.6713, 27.3819, 7.2479) |
| Luminance | 0.2738 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 3.86
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 4.20
Baby Shit Brown
#AD900D
ΔE00 4.79
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 5.08
Baby Poo
#AB9004
ΔE00 5.30
Dark Gold
#B59410
ΔE00 5.36
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AB8B35 #3555AB
analogous
#AB5035 #AB8B35 #90AB35
triadic
#AB8B35 #35AB8B #8B35AB
tetradic
#AB8B35 #35AB50 #3555AB #AB3590
square
#AB8B35 #35AB50 #3555AB #AB3590
split-complementary
#AB8B35 #3590AB #5035AB
monochromatic
#4E3F18 #7C6527 #AB8B35 #CAAA53 #D8C182
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.24
#AB8B35 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.48
#AB8B35 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AB8B35
6.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AB8B35 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AB8B35 | 1.00 | 3.24 | 6.48 | 6.48 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.48 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9B8A2A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A29239
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B97F79
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ab8b35; /* rgb */ color: rgb(171, 139, 53); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.0% 0.110 88.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8ac71',
500: '#ab8b35',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ab8b35; $custom-light: #c8ac71; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ab8b35",
"rgb": {
"r": 171,
"g": 139,
"b": 53
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.729,
"s": 52.679,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65039,
"c": 0.11004,
"h": 88.3
},
"luminance": 0.2738
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AB8B35
secondary
#7A8EC2
accent
#73DC4C
background
#FCFAF7
surface
#F9F4ED
border
#D2CEC8
text
#141008
muted
#827F7B