#AD502B#AD502B

#AD502B is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.132 H 41.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD502B
RGB	rgb(173, 80, 43)
HSL	hsl(17, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(17, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.8%, 75.1%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.36, 35.58, 38.97)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.36, 52.77, 47.61°)
OKLab	oklab(54.23% 0.0995 0.0869)
OKLCH	oklch(54.23% 0.132 41.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.5403, 14.7986, 4.0598)
Luminance	0.1480 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD502B #2B88AD

analogous

#AD2B47 #AD502B #AD912B

triadic

#AD502B #2BAD50 #502BAD

tetradic

#AD502B #47AD2B #2B88AD #912BAD

square

#AD502B #47AD2B #2B88AD #912BAD

split-complementary

#AD502B #2BAD91 #2B47AD

monochromatic

#4B2313 #7C391F #AD502B #D16C45 #DD9376

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#AD502B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#AD502B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD502B

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD502B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD502B	1.00	5.30	3.96	5.30
#FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.96	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.30	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A5F27

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#807329

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE3C48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad502b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 80, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.132 41.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8366',
    500: '#ad502b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad502b;
$custom-light: #cc8366;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad502b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.077,
    "s": 60.185,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54231,
    "c": 0.13208,
    "h": 41.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.14796
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD502B

secondary

#6FACC4

accent

#B6E344

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#150B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD502B

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

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