#AD522A#AD522A

#AD522A is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.131 H 42.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD522A
RGB	rgb(173, 82, 42)
HSL	hsl(18, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(18, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.6%, 75.7%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.76, 34.50, 39.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.76, 52.75, 49.16°)
OKLab	oklab(54.53% 0.096 0.0887)
OKLCH	oklch(54.53% 0.131 42.7)
XYZ	xyz(20.6708, 15.0886, 4.0139)
Luminance	0.1509 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD522A #2A85AD

analogous

#AD2A43 #AD522A #AD942A

triadic

#AD522A #2AAD52 #522AAD

tetradic

#AD522A #43AD2A #2A85AD #942AAD

square

#AD522A #43AD2A #2A85AD #942AAD

split-complementary

#AD522A #2AAD94 #2A43AD

monochromatic

#4B2312 #7C3B1E #AD522A #D16E43 #DD9474

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#AD522A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#AD522A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD522A

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD522A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD522A	1.00	5.23	4.02	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6025

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817428

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE3F49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad522a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 82, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.131 42.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8466',
    500: '#ad522a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad522a;
$custom-light: #cc8466;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad522a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18.321,
    "s": 60.93,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54531,
    "c": 0.13068,
    "h": 42.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15086
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD522A

secondary

#6EAAC5

accent

#B3E444

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#150B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD522A

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

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