#A87D47

Closest named color: Tan Brown (#AB7E4C). oklch(62.1% 0.089 71.2), rgb(168, 125, 71).

Black text reads best on this color (5.68:1).

About this color

#A87D47 is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.089 and its hue 71°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Tan Brown (#AB7E4C), ΔE 0.008 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.68:1.

Hue family	Oranges
Lightness	medium-light (62%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.089)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Tan Brown (#AB7E4C)
Black text	5.68:1
White text	3.69:1

Values

HEX	#A87D47
RGB	rgb(168, 125, 71)
HSL	hsl(33, 41%, 47%)
OKLCH	oklch(62.1% 0.089 71.2)

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 #A87D47	3.69:1	AA large text	Lc -69.9	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #A87D47	5.68:1	AA	Lc 39.7	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#A87D47 text on white	3.69:1	AA large text	Lc 64.4	Content text, not long reading
#A87D47 text on black	5.68:1	AA	Lc -37.3	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

#EFE9E1

oklch(93.7% 0.013 75.4)
Step 200
200

#E4D7C8

oklch(88.6% 0.025 71.4)
Step 300
300

#D3BDA3

oklch(81% 0.043 71.8)
Step 400
400

#BC9A70

oklch(70.7% 0.07 72.2)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#A87D47

oklch(62.1% 0.089 71.2)
Step 600
600

#96692C

oklch(55.6% 0.096 71.6)
Step 700
700

#80571E

oklch(49% 0.09 71.4)
Step 800
800

#68471B

oklch(42.6% 0.074 71)
Step 900
900

#553C1C

oklch(37.7% 0.058 71.2)
Step 950
950

#322311

oklch(26.9% 0.037 70.2)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#A87D47 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)	#8C7F42	0.047
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#968948	0.042
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#B57270	0.073
Achromatopsia (no color)	#858585	0.089