#AD4C2A#AD4C2A
#AD4C2A is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.142; OKLCH L 53.6% C 0.136 H 39.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.46:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD4C2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 76, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 76%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 56.1%, 75.7%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.55, 37.57, 38.64) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.55, 53.90, 45.80°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.62% 0.1054 0.086) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.62% 0.136 39.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.2380, 14.2229, 3.8696) |
| Luminance | 0.1422 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 3.72
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.24
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.17
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 5.95
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 5.99
Rusty Red
#AF2F0D
ΔE00 6.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD4C2A #2A8BAD
analogous
#AD2A49 #AD4C2A #AD8E2A
triadic
#AD4C2A #2AAD4C #4C2AAD
tetradic
#AD4C2A #49AD2A #2A8BAD #8E2AAD
square
#AD4C2A #49AD2A #2A8BAD #8E2AAD
split-complementary
#AD4C2A #2AAD8E #2A49AD
monochromatic
#4B2112 #7C361E #AD4C2A #D16843 #DD8F74
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.46
#AD4C2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.84
#AD4C2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AD4C2A
5.46:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD4C2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD4C2A | 1.00 | 5.46 | 3.84 | 5.46 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.46 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#675C26
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7E7227
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE3745
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad4c2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 76, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.6% 0.136 39.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc8165',
500: '#ad4c2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad4c2a; $custom-light: #cc8165; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad4c2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 76,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.573,
"s": 60.93,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53615,
"c": 0.136,
"h": 39.2
},
"luminance": 0.1422
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD4C2A
secondary
#6EAEC5
accent
#BAE444
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FAEFEB
border
#D3CAC6
text
#150A06
muted
#837C7A