#A87B47

Closest named color: Tan Brown (#AB7E4C). oklch(61.6% 0.089 68.9), rgb(168, 123, 71).

Black text reads best on this color (5.58:1).

About this color

#A87B47 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.089 and its hue 69°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Tan Brown (#AB7E4C), ΔE 0.010 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.58:1.

Hue family	Browns
Lightness	medium-dark (62%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.089)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Tan Brown (#AB7E4C)
Black text	5.58:1
White text	3.75:1

Values

HEX	#A87B47
RGB	rgb(168, 123, 71)
HSL	hsl(32, 41%, 47%)
OKLCH	oklch(61.6% 0.089 68.9)

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 #A87B47	3.75:1	AA large text	Lc -70.5	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #A87B47	5.58:1	AA	Lc 39.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#A87B47 text on white	3.75:1	AA large text	Lc 65.0	Content text, not long reading
#A87B47 text on black	5.58:1	AA	Lc -36.7	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

#F0E8E1

oklch(93.5% 0.013 63.9)
Step 200
200

#E4D7C9

oklch(88.6% 0.024 69.6)
Step 300
300

#D4BCA3

oklch(80.9% 0.044 68.3)
Step 400
400

#BD9971

oklch(70.6% 0.069 69.3)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#A87B47

oklch(61.6% 0.089 68.9)
Step 600
600

#98682D

oklch(55.6% 0.097 68.9)
Step 700
700

#815620

oklch(49% 0.089 68.8)
Step 800
800

#69471C

oklch(42.7% 0.074 69.6)
Step 900
900

#563C1D

oklch(37.8% 0.058 69.3)
Step 950
950

#322312

oklch(27% 0.036 68.7)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#A87B47 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)	#8A7D42	0.051
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#958848	0.045
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#B6706F	0.073
Achromatopsia (no color)	#848484	0.089