#AC7F37

Closest named color: Coffee (#A6814C). oklch(62.7% 0.105 76.4), rgb(172, 127, 55).

Black text reads best on this color (5.84:1).

About this color

#AC7F37 is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.105 and its hue 76°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Coffee (#A6814C), ΔE 0.021 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.84:1.

Hue family	Oranges
Lightness	medium-light (63%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.105)
Temperature	warm
Nearest name	Coffee (#A6814C)
Black text	5.84:1
White text	3.59:1

Values

HEX	#AC7F37
RGB	rgb(172, 127, 55)
HSL	hsl(37, 52%, 45%)
OKLCH	oklch(62.7% 0.105 76.4)

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 #AC7F37	3.59:1	AA large text	Lc -68.9	Content text, not long reading
Black text on #AC7F37	5.84:1	AA	Lc 40.7	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#AC7F37 text on white	3.59:1	AA large text	Lc 63.4	Content text, not long reading
#AC7F37 text on black	5.84:1	AA	Lc -38.3	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

#F8F5F0

oklch(97.1% 0.007 80.7)
Step 100
100

#F0E9DF

oklch(93.7% 0.015 77.1)
Step 200
200

#E4D7C5

oklch(88.5% 0.028 76.2)
Step 300
300

#D4BD9C

oklch(80.9% 0.052 76.8)
Step 400
400

#BE9A65

oklch(70.7% 0.082 76.5)
Step 500
500 (this color)

#AC7F37

oklch(62.7% 0.105 76.4)
Step 600
600

#99690A

oklch(55.7% 0.114 76.4)
Step 700
700

#815700

oklch(49% 0.103 76.4)
Step 800
800

#6A4704

oklch(42.7% 0.088 75.9)
Step 900
900

#563C11

oklch(37.7% 0.068 76.1)
Step 950
950

#32230C

oklch(26.9% 0.043 75.8)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#AC7F37 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)	#90812F	0.048
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#9B8B39	0.040
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#BB736F	0.088
Achromatopsia (no color)	#878787	0.105