#AD512B#AD512B

#AD512B is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.131 H 41.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.26:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD512B
RGB	rgb(173, 81, 43)
HSL	hsl(18, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(18, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.2%, 75.1%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.56, 35.06, 39.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.56, 52.58, 48.18°)
OKLab	oklab(54.39% 0.0979 0.0874)
OKLCH	oklch(54.39% 0.131 41.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.6141, 14.9461, 4.0844)
Luminance	0.1494 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD512B #2B87AD

analogous

#AD2B46 #AD512B #AD922B

triadic

#AD512B #2BAD51 #512BAD

tetradic

#AD512B #46AD2B #2B87AD #922BAD

square

#AD512B #46AD2B #2B87AD #922BAD

split-complementary

#AD512B #2BAD92 #2B46AD

monochromatic

#4B2313 #7C3A1F #AD512B #D16D45 #DD9476

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.26

#AD512B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.99

#AD512B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD512B

5.26:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD512B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD512B	1.00	5.26	3.99	5.26
#FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.99	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.26	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A5F26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817429

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE3D49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad512b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 81, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.131 41.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8466',
    500: '#ad512b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad512b;
$custom-light: #cc8466;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad512b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.538,
    "s": 60.185,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54386,
    "c": 0.1312,
    "h": 41.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.14944
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD512B

secondary

#6FACC4

accent

#B5E344

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#150B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD512B

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

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