#A67F71
Closest named color: English Lavender (#9D8189). oklch(63% 0.053 40.6), rgb(166, 127, 113).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.89:1).
About this color
#A67F71 is a medium-light, muted orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.053 and its hue 41°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is English Lavender (#9D8189), ΔE 0.035 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.89:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.053) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | English Lavender (#9D8189) |
| Black text | 5.89:1 |
| White text | 3.56:1 |
Values
| HEX | #A67F71 |
| RGB | rgb(166, 127, 113) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 23%, 55%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.053 40.6) |
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 #A67F71 | 3.56:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #A67F71 | 5.89:1 | AA | Lc 40.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #A67F71 text on white | 3.56:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #A67F71 text on black | 5.89:1 | AA | Lc -38.5 | 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
#F8F5F4
oklch(97.2% 0.003 39.5)
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Step 100
100
#EFE8E6
oklch(93.6% 0.008 36.6)
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Step 200
200
#E2D6D2
oklch(88.5% 0.014 39.4)
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Step 300
300
#D0BBB4
oklch(80.8% 0.026 39.3)
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Step 400
400
#B8998D
oklch(70.8% 0.041 42.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#A67F71
oklch(63% 0.053 40.6)
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Step 600
600
#916859
oklch(55.5% 0.058 41)
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Step 700
700
#7B5749
oklch(49.1% 0.053 42.1)
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Step 800
800
#64473C
oklch(42.7% 0.044 41.7)
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Step 900
900
#523C34
oklch(37.8% 0.034 40.9)
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Step 950
950
#30231E
oklch(27% 0.022 42)
#A67F71 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) | #888370 | 0.048 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #918B71 | 0.045 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #B0797B | 0.030 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #888888 | 0.053 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #A67F71
#A67F71
oklch(63% 0.053 40.6)
- #6591A0
#6591A0
oklch(63% 0.053 221.2)
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 #A67F71, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- English Lavender #9D8189 ΔE 0.035
- Pinkish Brown #B17261 ΔE 0.036
- Reddish Grey #997570 ΔE 0.037
- Warm Grey #978A84 ΔE 0.037
- Puce #A57E52 ΔE 0.041
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.046
- Light Brown #AD8150 ΔE 0.046
- Mocha #9D7651 ΔE 0.047
Use #A67F71 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.