#A96E1E

Closest named color: Caramel (#AF6F09). oklch(58.8% 0.117 68.9), rgb(169, 110, 30).

Black text reads best on this color (4.93:1).

About this color

#A96E1E is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 59%, its chroma 0.117 and its hue 69°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Caramel (#AF6F09), ΔE 0.014 away. Black text reads best on it, at 4.93:1.

Hue family	Browns
Lightness	medium-dark (59%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.117)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Caramel (#AF6F09)
Black text	4.93:1
White text	4.25:1

Values

HEX	#A96E1E
RGB	rgb(169, 110, 30)
HSL	hsl(35, 70%, 39%)
OKLCH	oklch(58.8% 0.117 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 #A96E1E	4.25:1	AA large text	Lc -74.6	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #A96E1E	4.93:1	AA	Lc 35.0	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#A96E1E text on white	4.25:1	AA large text	Lc 69.1	Content text, not long reading
#A96E1E text on black	4.93:1	AA	Lc -32.5	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 600.

Step 50
50

#F9F5F0

oklch(97.2% 0.008 73.7)
Step 100
100

#F1E8DF

oklch(93.6% 0.016 67.6)
Step 200
200

#E6D6C5

oklch(88.4% 0.029 69.1)
Step 300
300

#D8BB9D

oklch(80.9% 0.053 67.9)
Step 400
400

#C39766

oklch(70.7% 0.084 68.8)
Step 500
500

#B37C39

oklch(62.9% 0.108 68.8)
Step 600
600 (this color)

#A96E1E

oklch(58.8% 0.117 68.9)
Step 700
700

#875300

oklch(49% 0.107 68.7)
Step 800
800

#6E4406

oklch(42.6% 0.09 68.8)
Step 900
900

#593A11

oklch(37.7% 0.07 69.8)
Step 950
950

#34220C

oklch(26.9% 0.044 69.4)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#A96E1E 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)	#82720F	0.070
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#908020	0.061
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#B9605F	0.093
Achromatopsia (no color)	#7B7B7B	0.117