#AD4E2D#AD4E2D
#AD4E2D is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.133 H 39.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.38:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD4E2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 78, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(15, 59%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(15, 74%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.9%, 74%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.98, 36.70, 37.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.98, 52.47, 45.62°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.95% 0.1033 0.0842) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.95% 0.133 39.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.4336, 14.5251, 4.2097) |
| Luminance | 0.1452 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 3.63
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.72
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.73
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 6.21
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 6.35
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.49
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD4E2D #2D8CAD
analogous
#AD2D4C #AD4E2D #AD8E2D
triadic
#AD4E2D #2DAD4E #4E2DAD
tetradic
#AD4E2D #4CAD2D #2D8CAD #8E2DAD
square
#AD4E2D #4CAD2D #2D8CAD #8E2DAD
split-complementary
#AD4E2D #2DAD8E #2D4CAD
monochromatic
#4C2214 #7C3820 #AD4E2D #CF6B48 #DC9278
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.38
#AD4E2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.90
#AD4E2D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AD4E2D
5.38:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD4E2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD4E2D | 1.00 | 5.38 | 3.90 | 5.38 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.38 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#685D29
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F722B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE3A47
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad4e2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 78, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.133 39.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc8267',
500: '#ad4e2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad4e2d; $custom-light: #cc8267; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad4e2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 78,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.469,
"s": 58.716,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53949,
"c": 0.13323,
"h": 39.2
},
"luminance": 0.14522
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD4E2D
secondary
#72AFC4
accent
#BAE246
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FAEFEB
border
#D3CAC6
text
#150B06
muted
#837C7A