#AF8738#AF8738

#AF8738 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.267; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.108 H 81.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AF8738
RGB	rgb(175, 135, 56)
HSL	hsl(40, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(40, 68%, 69%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 22.9%, 68%, 31.4%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.72, 6.84, 46.94)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.72, 47.44, 81.71°)
OKLab	oklab(64.67% 0.0156 0.1064)
OKLCH	oklch(64.67% 0.108 81.7)
XYZ	xyz(27.0586, 26.7293, 7.4747)
Luminance	0.2673 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AF8738 #3860AF

analogous

#AF4C38 #AF8738 #9BAF38

triadic

#AF8738 #38AF87 #8738AF

tetradic

#AF8738 #38AF4C #3860AF #AF389B

square

#AF8738 #38AF4C #3860AF #AF389B

split-complementary

#AF8738 #389BAF #4C38AF

monochromatic

#523F1A #816329 #AF8738 #CAA45A #D9BE88

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.31

#AF8738 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.35

#AF8738 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AF8738

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AF8738	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AF8738	1.00	3.31	6.35	6.35
#FFFFFF	3.31	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.35	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.35	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#98872F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A1913B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE7B76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #af8738;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(175, 135, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.108 81.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cba972',
    500: '#af8738',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #af8738;
$custom-light: #cba972;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#af8738",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 175,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 39.832,
    "s": 51.515,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6467,
    "c": 0.10753,
    "h": 81.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.26727
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AF8738

secondary

#8096C3

accent

#7DDB4D

background

#FCFAF7

surface

#F9F4ED

border

#D2CEC8

text

#140F08

muted

#827F7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AF8738

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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