#AC997D#AC997D
#AC997D is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.330; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.045 H 77.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.61:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AC997D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(172, 153, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 22%, 58%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 27%, 67%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 11%, 27.3%, 32.5%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.19, 2.58, 17.30) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.19, 17.50, 81.53°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.23% 0.0098 0.0441) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.23% 0.045 77.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.1064, 33.0348, 24.0831) |
| Luminance | 0.3303 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 3.42
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 4.45
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 5.13
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 5.90
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 5.97
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 6.23
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AC997D #7D90AC
analogous
#AC817D #AC997D #A7AC7D
triadic
#AC997D #7DAC99 #997DAC
tetradic
#AC997D #7DAC81 #7D90AC #AC7DA7
square
#AC997D #7DAC81 #7D90AC #AC7DA7
split-complementary
#AC997D #7DA7AC #817DAC
monochromatic
#6B5B44 #907B5C #AC997D #C4B6A2 #DCD4C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.76
#AC997D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.61
#AC997D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AC997D
7.61:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AC997D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AC997D | 1.00 | 2.76 | 7.61 | 7.61 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.76 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.61 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A1997B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A69D7E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B49491
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9C9C9C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ac997d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(172, 153, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.045 77.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c5b7a2',
500: '#ac997d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ac997d; $custom-light: #c5b7a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ac997d",
"rgb": {
"r": 172,
"g": 153,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.745,
"s": 22.066,
"l": 58.235
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69229,
"c": 0.0452,
"h": 77.4
},
"luminance": 0.33034
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AC997D
secondary
#B9C1CC
accent
#8CBF69
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F8F6F3
border
#D1D0CD
text
#13110F
muted
#82807F