#AD502C#AD502C

#AD502C is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.132 H 40.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD502C
RGB	rgb(173, 80, 44)
HSL	hsl(17, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(17, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.8%, 74.6%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.37, 35.63, 38.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.37, 52.42, 47.19°)
OKLab	oklab(54.24% 0.0998 0.086)
OKLCH	oklch(54.24% 0.132 40.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.5589, 14.8060, 4.1576)
Luminance	0.1480 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD502C #2C89AD

analogous

#AD2C49 #AD502C #AD902C

triadic

#AD502C #2CAD50 #502CAD

tetradic

#AD502C #49AD2C #2C89AD #902CAD

square

#AD502C #49AD2C #2C89AD #902CAD

split-complementary

#AD502C #2CAD90 #2C49AD

monochromatic

#4B2313 #7C3920 #AD502C #D06D46 #DC9377

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#AD502C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#AD502C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD502C

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD502C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD502C	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)

#6A5F28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80732A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE3C48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad502c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 80, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.132 40.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8367',
    500: '#ad502c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad502c;
$custom-light: #cc8367;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad502c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.744,
    "s": 59.447,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54242,
    "c": 0.13175,
    "h": 40.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.14803
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD502C

secondary

#71ADC4

accent

#B7E345

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#150B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD502C

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

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