Puce #A57E52
Puce is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange with hex code #A57E52 and RGB rgb(165, 126, 82).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.70:1).
About this color
#A57E52 is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.077 and its hue 69°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. It is the named color Puce. Black text reads best on it, at 5.70:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.077) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Puce |
| Black text | 5.70:1 |
| White text | 3.68:1 |
Colors that go with Puce
Matches found by rotating Puce around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Color palettes with Puce
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Puce, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Puce, with their ΔE distance.
- Tan Brown #AB7E4C ΔE 0.011
- Coffee #A6814C ΔE 0.013
- Light Brown #AD8150 ΔE 0.017
- Mocha #9D7651 ΔE 0.027
- Leather #AC7434 ΔE 0.033
- Dark Tan #AF884A ΔE 0.036
- Clay Brown #B2713D ΔE 0.037
- Brown Grey #8D8468 ΔE 0.043
More about Puce
How to make Puce
A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.
- 3 parts brown
- 2 parts white
- 1 part gray
Recipe result: #AC7D4F, a difference of ΔE 0.011 from Puce. That is very close: most people will not see the difference.
Codes for Puce in every format
| HEX | #A57E52 |
| RGB | rgb(165, 126, 82) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 34%, 48%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.1% 0.077 69) |
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 #A57E52 | 3.68:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #A57E52 | 5.70:1 | AA | Lc 39.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #A57E52 text on white | 3.68:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #A57E52 text on black | 5.70:1 | AA | Lc -37.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Shades and tints of Puce
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
#F8F5F2
oklch(97.2% 0.005 67.8)
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Step 100
100
#EFE9E2
oklch(93.7% 0.011 71.9)
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Step 200
200
#E3D7CB
oklch(88.6% 0.021 67.6)
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Step 300
300
#D1BDA7
oklch(80.9% 0.038 69.9)
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Step 400
400
#BA9A78
oklch(70.7% 0.06 68.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#A57E52
oklch(62.1% 0.077 69)
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Step 600
600
#936A39
oklch(55.6% 0.084 69.5)
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Step 700
700
#7D582C
oklch(49% 0.077 69)
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Step 800
800
#664825
oklch(42.7% 0.065 68.8)
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Step 900
900
#533D23
oklch(37.8% 0.05 70)
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Step 950
950
#312415
oklch(27.1% 0.032 69.8)
Puce 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) | #8B804F | 0.043 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #958953 | 0.038 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #B17573 | 0.062 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #858585 | 0.077 |
Use Puce 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.