#AD4E28#AD4E28

#AD4E28 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.135 H 41.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD4E28
RGB	rgb(173, 78, 40)
HSL	hsl(17, 62%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(17, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54.9%, 76.9%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(44.93, 36.47, 40.08)
CIE-LCH	lch(44.93, 54.19, 47.69°)
OKLab	oklab(53.89% 0.1017 0.0885)
OKLCH	oklch(53.89% 0.135 41.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.3430, 14.4888, 3.7325)
Luminance	0.1449 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD4E28 #2887AD

analogous

#AD2845 #AD4E28 #AD9128

triadic

#AD4E28 #28AD4E #4E28AD

tetradic

#AD4E28 #45AD28 #2887AD #9128AD

square

#AD4E28 #45AD28 #2887AD #9128AD

split-complementary

#AD4E28 #28AD91 #2845AD

monochromatic

#4A2111 #7B381D #AD4E28 #D36A3F #DE9071

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.39

#AD4E28 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.90

#AD4E28 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD4E28

5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD4E28	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD4E28	1.00	5.39	3.90	5.39
#FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.90	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.39	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#685D23

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807225

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE3946

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6A6A6A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad4e28;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 78, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.135 41.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8264',
    500: '#ad4e28',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad4e28;
$custom-light: #cc8264;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad4e28",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 78,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.143,
    "s": 62.441,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.53894,
    "c": 0.13482,
    "h": 41.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14486
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD4E28

secondary

#6CACC5

accent

#B7E642

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#150B05

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD4E28

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

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