#AC8A5E#AC8A5E
#AC8A5E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.278; OKLCH L 65.5% C 0.073 H 73.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.55:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC8A5E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 138, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 32%, 52%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 45%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 19.8%, 45.3%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.67, 7.02, 28.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.67, 29.27, 76.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.5% 0.0211 0.0697) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.5% 0.073 73.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.1231, 27.7573, 14.4639) |
| Luminance | 0.2776 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 3.46
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 3.75
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 3.82
Puce
#A57E52
ΔE00 4.15
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.18
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 4.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC8A5E #5E80AC
analogous
#AC635E #AC8A5E #A7AC5E
triadic
#AC8A5E #5EAC8A #8A5EAC
tetradic
#AC8A5E #5EAC63 #5E80AC #AC5EA7
square
#AC8A5E #5EAC63 #5E80AC #AC5EA7
split-complementary
#AC8A5E #5EA7AC #635EAC
monochromatic
#5F4B31 #876B46 #AC8A5E #C1A786 #D6C5AF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.21
#AC8A5E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.55
#AC8A5E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AC8A5E
6.55:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC8A5E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC8A5E | 1.00 | 3.21 | 6.55 | 6.55 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.55 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#978B5B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F935F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B8817F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac8a5e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 138, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.5% 0.073 73.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6ac8c',
500: '#ac8a5e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac8a5e; $custom-light: #c6ac8c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac8a5e",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 138,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.846,
"s": 31.967,
"l": 52.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65495,
"c": 0.07278,
"h": 73.2
},
"luminance": 0.27756
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC8A5E
secondary
#A2B1C4
accent
#8DC860
background
#FCFAF8
surface
#F8F4F0
border
#D1CECB
text
#13100C
muted
#827F7D