Tan Brown #AB7E4C
Tan Brown is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange with hex code #AB7E4C and RGB rgb(171, 126, 76).
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Black text reads best on this color (5.82:1).
About this color
#AB7E4C is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.087 and its hue 68°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. It is the named color Tan Brown. Black text reads best on it, at 5.82:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.087) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Tan Brown |
| Black text | 5.82:1 |
| White text | 3.60:1 |
Colors that go with Tan Brown
Matches found by rotating Tan Brown 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 Tan Brown
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Tan Brown, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Tan Brown, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Brown #AD8150 ΔE 0.009
- Coffee #A6814C ΔE 0.011
- Puce #A57E52 ΔE 0.011
- Leather #AC7434 ΔE 0.029
- Dark Tan #AF884A ΔE 0.029
- Clay Brown #B2713D ΔE 0.032
- Mocha #9D7651 ΔE 0.035
- Dark Sand #A88F59 ΔE 0.043
More about Tan Brown
How to make Tan Brown
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 0.005 from Tan Brown. That is very close: most people will not see the difference.
Codes for Tan Brown in every format
| HEX | #AB7E4C |
| RGB | rgb(171, 126, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 38%, 48%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.7% 0.087 68) |
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 #AB7E4C | 3.60:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #AB7E4C | 5.82:1 | AA | Lc 40.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #AB7E4C text on white | 3.60:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #AB7E4C text on black | 5.82:1 | AA | Lc -38.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Shades and tints of Tan Brown
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
#F8F5F1
oklch(97.1% 0.006 75.4)
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Step 100
100
#F0E8E1
oklch(93.5% 0.013 63.9)
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Step 200
200
#E4D7C9
oklch(88.6% 0.024 69.6)
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Step 300
300
#D4BCA4
oklch(80.9% 0.043 67.2)
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Step 400
400
#BD9973
oklch(70.7% 0.067 67.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#AB7E4C
oklch(62.7% 0.087 68)
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Step 600
600
#986830
oklch(55.7% 0.095 67.7)
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Step 700
700
#815622
oklch(49% 0.088 68)
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Step 800
800
#69471E
oklch(42.7% 0.073 68.6)
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Step 900
900
#553C1E
oklch(37.7% 0.057 69.7)
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Step 950
950
#322312
oklch(27% 0.036 68.7)
Tan Brown 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) | #8D8148 | 0.050 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #988B4D | 0.045 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #B97372 | 0.071 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #878787 | 0.087 |
Use Tan Brown 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.