#AD4C27#AD4C27

#AD4C27 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.137 H 40.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD4C27
RGB	rgb(173, 76, 39)
HSL	hsl(17, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(17, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.1%, 77.5%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.52, 37.45, 40.17)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.52, 54.92, 47.01°)
OKLab	oklab(53.58% 0.1045 0.0885)
OKLCH	oklch(53.58% 0.137 40.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.1863, 14.2023, 3.5974)
Luminance	0.1420 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD4C27 #2788AD

analogous

#AD2745 #AD4C27 #AD8F27

triadic

#AD4C27 #27AD4C #4C27AD

tetradic

#AD4C27 #45AD27 #2788AD #8F27AD

square

#AD4C27 #45AD27 #2788AD #8F27AD

split-complementary

#AD4C27 #27AD8F #2745AD

monochromatic

#492010 #7B361C #AD4C27 #D3673E #DF8E70

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#AD4C27 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#AD4C27 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD4C27

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD4C27	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD4C27	1.00	5.47	3.84	5.47
#FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.84	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.47	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#675C22

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7124

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE3644

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad4c27;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 76, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.137 40.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd8163',
    500: '#ad4c27',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad4c27;
$custom-light: #cd8163;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad4c27",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.567,
    "s": 63.208,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53584,
    "c": 0.1369,
    "h": 40.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.142
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD4C27

secondary

#6AACC6

accent

#B9E642

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FBEFEB

border

#D4CAC6

text

#150A05

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD4C27

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

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