#AC7C38#AC7C38
#AC7C38 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.103 H 73.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.69:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC7C38 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 124, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 51%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 67%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.9%, 67.4%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.56, 11.65, 43.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.56, 44.95, 74.97°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.12% 0.0299 0.099) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.12% 0.103 73.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9363, 23.4734, 6.9581) |
| Luminance | 0.2347 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.58
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 3.89
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 3.89
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 4.36
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.39
Puce
#A57E52
ΔE00 5.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC7C38 #3868AC
analogous
#AC4238 #AC7C38 #A2AC38
triadic
#AC7C38 #38AC7C #7C38AC
tetradic
#AC7C38 #38AC42 #3868AC #AC38A2
square
#AC7C38 #38AC42 #3868AC #AC38A2
split-complementary
#AC7C38 #38A2AC #4238AC
monochromatic
#50391A #7E5B29 #AC7C38 #C99A58 #D8B687
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.69
#AC7C38 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.69
#AC7C38 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AC7C38
5.69:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC7C38 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC7C38 | 1.00 | 3.69 | 5.69 | 5.69 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.69 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D7E31
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#988A3A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB706D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac7c38; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 124, 56); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.103 73.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9a171',
500: '#ac7c38',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac7c38; $custom-light: #c9a171; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac7c38",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 124,
"b": 56
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.172,
"s": 50.877,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62116,
"c": 0.10339,
"h": 73.2
},
"luminance": 0.23471
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC7C38
secondary
#7E9AC2
accent
#88DA4D
background
#FCF9F7
surface
#F9F2ED
border
#D2CCC8
text
#140F08
muted
#827E7B