#A87F1C
Closest named color: Mustard Brown (#AC7E04). oklch(62% 0.119 83.8), rgb(168, 127, 28).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.71:1).
About this color
#A87F1C is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.119 and its hue 84°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Mustard Brown (#AC7E04), ΔE 0.009 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.71:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.119) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Mustard Brown (#AC7E04) |
| Black text | 5.71:1 |
| White text | 3.67:1 |
Values
| HEX | #A87F1C |
| RGB | rgb(168, 127, 28) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 71%, 38%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.119 83.8) |
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 #A87F1C | 3.67:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #A87F1C | 5.71:1 | AA | Lc 40.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #A87F1C text on white | 3.67:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #A87F1C text on black | 5.71:1 | AA | Lc -37.5 | 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
#F8F5F0
oklch(97.1% 0.007 80.7)
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Step 100
100
#EFE9DE
oklch(93.6% 0.016 82.8)
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Step 200
200
#E3D8C2
oklch(88.5% 0.032 84.6)
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Step 300
300
#D3BE96
oklch(80.9% 0.059 83.4)
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Step 400
400
#BC9C5A
oklch(70.7% 0.093 84.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#A87F1C
oklch(62% 0.119 83.8)
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Step 600
600
#936C00
oklch(55.6% 0.114 83.5)
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Step 700
700
#7C5B00
oklch(49.2% 0.101 83.9)
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Step 800
800
#664A00
oklch(42.8% 0.088 83.6)
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Step 900
900
#553D00
oklch(37.7% 0.077 83.5)
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Step 950
950
#322405
oklch(27% 0.05 83.6)
#A87F1C 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) | #907F02 | 0.043 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9A8A22 | 0.035 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #B7726D | 0.106 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.119 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #A87F1C
#A87F1C
oklch(62% 0.119 83.8)
- #6184CE
#6184CE
oklch(62% 0.119 264)
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 #A87F1C, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Mustard Brown #AC7E04 ΔE 0.009
- Bronze #A87900 ΔE 0.016
- Golden Brown #B27A01 ΔE 0.019
- Dark Mustard #A88905 ΔE 0.030
- Dark Goldenrod #B8860B ΔE 0.035
- Yellowy Brown #AE8B0C ΔE 0.036
- Coffee #A6814C ΔE 0.039
- Leather #AC7434 ΔE 0.039
Use #A87F1C 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.