#AD421E#AD421E

#AD421E is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.129; OKLCH L 52.1% C 0.148 H 38.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD421E
RGB	rgb(173, 66, 30)
HSL	hsl(15, 70%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(15, 83%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 61.8%, 82.7%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(42.58, 41.99, 42.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(42.58, 59.92, 45.50°)
OKLab	oklab(52.09% 0.1169 0.0914)
OKLCH	oklch(52.09% 0.148 38)
XYZ	xyz(19.4183, 12.8772, 2.6911)
Luminance	0.1287 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD421E #1E89AD

analogous

#AD1E42 #AD421E #AD8A1E

triadic

#AD421E #1EAD42 #421EAD

tetradic

#AD421E #42AD1E #1E89AD #8A1EAD

square

#AD421E #42AD1E #1E89AD #8A1EAD

split-complementary

#AD421E #1EAD8A #1E42AD

monochromatic

#451A0C #792E15 #AD421E #DB592E #E48262

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.87

#AD421E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.57

#AD421E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD421E

5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD421E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD421E	1.00	5.87	3.57	5.87
#FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.87	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#615618

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7B6D19

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF273B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#646464

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad421e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 66, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.1% 0.148 38.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7b5d',
    500: '#ad421e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad421e;
$custom-light: #ce7b5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad421e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 66,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 15.105,
    "s": 70.443,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52086,
    "c": 0.14833,
    "h": 38
  },
  "luminance": 0.12874
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD421E

secondary

#5EAEC8

accent

#C0ED3B

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEEE9

border

#D4C9C5

text

#150904

muted

#837B79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD421E

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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