#AD522C#AD522C

#AD522C is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.130 H 42.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD522C
RGB	rgb(173, 82, 44)
HSL	hsl(18, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(18, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.6%, 74.6%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.78, 34.59, 38.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.78, 52.05, 48.35°)
OKLab	oklab(54.55% 0.0966 0.087)
OKLCH	oklch(54.55% 0.13 42)
XYZ	xyz(20.7075, 15.1033, 4.2071)
Luminance	0.1510 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD522C #2C87AD

analogous

#AD2C47 #AD522C #AD922C

triadic

#AD522C #2CAD52 #522CAD

tetradic

#AD522C #47AD2C #2C87AD #922CAD

square

#AD522C #47AD2C #2C87AD #922CAD

split-complementary

#AD522C #2CAD92 #2C47AD

monochromatic

#4B2413 #7C3B20 #AD522C #D06F46 #DC9577

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#AD522C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#AD522C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD522C

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD522C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD522C	1.00	5.22	4.02	5.22
#FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.22	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6028

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81742A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE3F4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad522c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 82, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.130 42.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8567',
    500: '#ad522c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad522c;
$custom-light: #cc8567;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad522c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.674,
    "s": 59.447,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54553,
    "c": 0.12999,
    "h": 42
  },
  "luminance": 0.15101
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD522C

secondary

#71ACC4

accent

#B4E345

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#150B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD522C

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

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