#AD502E#AD502E

#AD502E is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.3% C 0.131 H 40.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD502E
RGB	rgb(173, 80, 46)
HSL	hsl(16, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(16, 73%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.8%, 73.4%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.39, 35.72, 37.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.39, 51.73, 46.33°)
OKLab	oklab(54.26% 0.1005 0.0842)
OKLCH	oklch(54.26% 0.131 40)
XYZ	xyz(20.5974, 14.8214, 4.3604)
Luminance	0.1482 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD502E #2E8BAD

analogous

#AD2E4B #AD502E #AD8F2E

triadic

#AD502E #2EAD50 #502EAD

tetradic

#AD502E #4BAD2E #2E8BAD #8F2EAD

square

#AD502E #4BAD2E #2E8BAD #8F2EAD

split-complementary

#AD502E #2EAD8F #2E4BAD

monochromatic

#4C2314 #7D3A21 #AD502E #CF6D49 #DC947A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.30

#AD502E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.96

#AD502E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD502E

5.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD502E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD502E	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)

#695F2A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#80732C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE3D49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6B6B6B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad502e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 80, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.3% 0.131 40.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8368',
    500: '#ad502e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad502e;
$custom-light: #cc8368;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad502e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.063,
    "s": 57.991,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54265,
    "c": 0.13108,
    "h": 40
  },
  "luminance": 0.14819
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD502E

secondary

#73AEC4

accent

#B8E147

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#150B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD502E

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

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