#AC6E2E#AC6E2E
#AC6E2E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.111 H 63.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC6E2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 110, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 58%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 73%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36%, 73.3%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.97, 18.96, 44.39) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.97, 48.27, 66.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.3% 0.05 0.0992) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.3% 0.111 63.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0841, 20.1220, 5.2524) |
| Luminance | 0.2012 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 2.36
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 3.11
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 3.52
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 4.76
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 4.77
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC6E2E #2E6CAC
analogous
#AC2F2E #AC6E2E #ABAC2E
triadic
#AC6E2E #2EAC6E #6E2EAC
tetradic
#AC6E2E #2EAC2F #2E6CAC #AC2EAB
square
#AC6E2E #2EAC2F #2E6CAC #AC2EAB
split-complementary
#AC6E2E #2EABAC #2F2EAC
monochromatic
#4B3014 #7C4F21 #AC6E2E #CE8D49 #DBAB79
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.18
#AC6E2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.02
#AC6E2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AC6E2E
5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC6E2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC6E2E | 1.00 | 4.18 | 5.02 | 5.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#817326
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90822F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC6060
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac6e2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 110, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.111 63.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca976a',
500: '#ac6e2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac6e2e; $custom-light: #ca976a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac6e2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 110,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.476,
"s": 57.798,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59298,
"c": 0.11111,
"h": 63.3
},
"luminance": 0.2012
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC6E2E
secondary
#729AC3
accent
#93E147
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#140D07
muted
#837E7A