#AC8A44#AC8A44
#AC8A44 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.274; OKLCH L 65.1% C 0.098 H 83.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC8A44 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 138, 68) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 43%, 47%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 60%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.8%, 60.5%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.31, 4.66, 41.71) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.31, 41.97, 83.63°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.1% 0.0111 0.097) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.1% 0.098 83.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(27.1465, 27.3666, 9.3202) |
| Luminance | 0.2737 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 2.65
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 4.05
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 4.92
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 5.42
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 6.55
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 6.58
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC8A44 #4466AC
analogous
#AC5644 #AC8A44 #9AAC44
triadic
#AC8A44 #44AC8A #8A44AC
tetradic
#AC8A44 #44AC56 #4466AC #AC449A
square
#AC8A44 #44AC56 #4466AC #AC449A
split-complementary
#AC8A44 #449AAC #5644AC
monochromatic
#544421 #806733 #AC8A44 #C4A669 #D5C095
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.24
#AC8A44 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.47
#AC8A44 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AC8A44
6.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC8A44 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC8A44 | 1.00 | 3.24 | 6.47 | 6.47 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.47 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#998A3D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A19246
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA7F7A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8F8F8F
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac8a44; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 138, 68); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.1% 0.098 83.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8ab7a',
500: '#ac8a44',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac8a44; $custom-light: #c8ab7a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac8a44",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 138,
"b": 68
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.385,
"s": 43.333,
"l": 47.059
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65099,
"c": 0.09766,
"h": 83.5
},
"luminance": 0.27365
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC8A44
secondary
#8B9DC1
accent
#7ED355
background
#FCFAF7
surface
#F9F4EE
border
#D2CEC9
text
#131009
muted
#827F7B