#A87C42
A medium, moderate orange closely aligning with Peru.
About #A87C42
At its core, #A87C42 is a medium and moderate hue. Designers often compare it to the standard color Peru. Its digital footprint relies on 168 parts red, 124 parts green, and 66 parts blue light.
If you are designing for print, the four-color process is what matters most. The color uses 0% Cyan, 26% Magenta, 61% Yellow, and 34% Black. The HSL representation is 34.1° hue, 43.6% saturation, and 45.9% lightness.
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) dictate how we should use this color. Mathematical luminance calculations suggest that #000000 text provides the most optimal reading experience. You can view the detailed AAA and AA pass/fail metrics in the table below.
Color Space Conversions
HEX#A87C42
RGB168, 124, 66
HSL34.1°, 43.6%, 45.9%
CMYK0%, 26%, 61%, 34%
HSV34.1°, 60.7%, 65.9%
LAB55.2, 10.6, 37.8
XYZ24.3, 23.1, 8.3
Decimal11041858
Color Harmonies
Tints, Shades & Tones
Tints (Adding White)
Shades (Adding Black)
WCAG Contrast Accessibility
3.73:1
Text on #FFFFFF
AA Large
5.63:1
Text on #000000
AA
3.57:1
Text on #F8FAFC
AA Large
4.78:1
Text on #0F172A
AA
CSS Implementation
.bg-color {
background-color: #A87C42;
}
.text-color {
color: #A87C42;
}
.border-color {
border: 2px solid #A87C42;
}