#A78245

Closest named color: Coffee (#A6814C). oklch(62.9% 0.091 78.4), rgb(167, 130, 69).

Black text reads best on this color (5.92:1).

About this color

#A78245 is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.091 and its hue 78°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Coffee (#A6814C), ΔE 0.009 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.92:1.

Hue family	Oranges
Lightness	medium-light (63%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.091)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Coffee (#A6814C)
Black text	5.92:1
White text	3.54:1

Values

HEX	#A78245
RGB	rgb(167, 130, 69)
HSL	hsl(37, 42%, 46%)
OKLCH	oklch(62.9% 0.091 78.4)

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 #A78245	3.54:1	AA large text	Lc -68.4	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #A78245	5.92:1	AA	Lc 41.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#A78245 text on white	3.54:1	AA large text	Lc 62.9	Content text, not long reading
#A78245 text on black	5.92:1	AA	Lc -38.7	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.

Step 50
50

#F8F5F1

oklch(97.1% 0.006 75.4)
Step 100
100

#EFE9E0

oklch(93.6% 0.014 78.3)
Step 200
200

#E2D8C7

oklch(88.6% 0.025 81.1)
Step 300
300

#D1BEA1

oklch(81% 0.045 78.4)
Step 400
400

#B99C6D

oklch(70.8% 0.072 79.2)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#A78245

oklch(62.9% 0.091 78.4)
Step 600
600

#936B25

oklch(55.6% 0.099 77.7)
Step 700
700

#7D5917

oklch(49% 0.092 77.8)
Step 800
800

#664916

oklch(42.7% 0.077 77.7)
Step 900
900

#533D19

oklch(37.6% 0.06 77.4)
Step 950
950

#302410

oklch(26.9% 0.037 78.9)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#A78245 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)	#91833F	0.037
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#998C47	0.033
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#B47874	0.078
Achromatopsia (no color)	#888888	0.091