#AD522B#AD522B

#AD522B is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.130 H 42.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD522B
RGB	rgb(173, 82, 43)
HSL	hsl(18, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(18, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.6%, 75.1%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.77, 34.54, 39.41)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.77, 52.40, 48.76°)
OKLab	oklab(54.54% 0.0963 0.0878)
OKLCH	oklch(54.54% 0.13 42.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.6889, 15.0958, 4.1093)
Luminance	0.1509 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD522B #2B86AD

analogous

#AD2B45 #AD522B #AD932B

triadic

#AD522B #2BAD52 #522BAD

tetradic

#AD522B #45AD2B #2B86AD #932BAD

square

#AD522B #45AD2B #2B86AD #932BAD

split-complementary

#AD522B #2BAD93 #2B45AD

monochromatic

#4B2413 #7C3B1F #AD522B #D16F45 #DD9576

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#AD522B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#AD522B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD522B

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD522B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD522B	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)

#6B6026

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817429

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE3F4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad522b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 82, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.130 42.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8566',
    500: '#ad522b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad522b;
$custom-light: #cc8566;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad522b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18,
    "s": 60.185,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54542,
    "c": 0.13034,
    "h": 42.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15093
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD522B

secondary

#6FABC4

accent

#B4E344

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#150B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD522B

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

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