#A37E59
Closest named color: Puce (#A57E52). oklch(62% 0.069 66), rgb(163, 126, 89).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.68:1).
About this color
#A37E59 is a medium-light, muted orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.069 and its hue 66°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Puce (#A57E52), ΔE 0.009 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.68:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.069) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Puce (#A57E52) |
| Black text | 5.68:1 |
| White text | 3.69:1 |
Values
| HEX | #A37E59 |
| RGB | rgb(163, 126, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 29%, 49%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.069 66) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #A37E59 | 3.69:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #A37E59 | 5.68:1 | AA | Lc 39.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #A37E59 text on white | 3.69:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| #A37E59 text on black | 5.68:1 | AA | Lc -37.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F8F5F2
oklch(97.2% 0.005 67.8)
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Step 100
100
#EFE9E3
oklch(93.7% 0.01 67.7)
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Step 200
200
#E2D7CC
oklch(88.5% 0.019 67.6)
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Step 300
300
#D0BDAA
oklch(80.9% 0.034 67.3)
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Step 400
400
#B89A7D
oklch(70.6% 0.054 65.8)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#A37E59
oklch(62% 0.069 66)
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Step 600
600
#916A42
oklch(55.5% 0.075 66)
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Step 700
700
#7C5834
oklch(49% 0.07 64.9)
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Step 800
800
#65482B
oklch(42.6% 0.058 65.1)
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Step 900
900
#523D27
oklch(37.7% 0.045 67)
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Step 950
950
#302417
oklch(27.1% 0.029 68.4)
#A37E59 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #8A8056 | 0.041 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #93885A | 0.036 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #AE7675 | 0.054 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.069 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #A37E59
#A37E59
oklch(62% 0.069 66)
- #638BAE
#638BAE
oklch(62.1% 0.069 245.6)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #A37E59, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Puce #A57E52 ΔE 0.009
- Tan Brown #AB7E4C ΔE 0.019
- Coffee #A6814C ΔE 0.020
- Light Brown #AD8150 ΔE 0.023
- Mocha #9D7651 ΔE 0.025
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.037
- Leather #AC7434 ΔE 0.040
- Clay Brown #B2713D ΔE 0.041
Use #A37E59 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.