#AD4C28#AD4C28

#AD4C28 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.137 H 39.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.47:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD4C28
RGB	rgb(173, 76, 40)
HSL	hsl(16, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(16, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 56.1%, 76.9%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.53, 37.49, 39.67)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.53, 54.58, 46.62°)
OKLab	oklab(53.59% 0.1048 0.0877)
OKLCH	oklch(53.59% 0.137 39.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.2031, 14.2090, 3.6858)
Luminance	0.1421 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD4C28 #2889AD

analogous

#AD2846 #AD4C28 #AD8F28

triadic

#AD4C28 #28AD4C #4C28AD

tetradic

#AD4C28 #46AD28 #2889AD #8F28AD

square

#AD4C28 #46AD28 #2889AD #8F28AD

split-complementary

#AD4C28 #28AD8F #2846AD

monochromatic

#4A2011 #7B361D #AD4C28 #D3673F #DE8F71

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.47

#AD4C28 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.84

#AD4C28 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD4C28

5.47:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD4C28	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD4C28	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)

#675C24

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F7125

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE3744

Achromatopsia (no color)

#696969

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad4c28;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 76, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.137 39.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8164',
    500: '#ad4c28',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad4c28;
$custom-light: #cc8164;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad4c28",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 76,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.241,
    "s": 62.441,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53594,
    "c": 0.1366,
    "h": 39.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.14206
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD4C28

secondary

#6CADC5

accent

#B9E642

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FBEFEB

border

#D4CAC6

text

#150A05

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD4C28

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

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