#AD522D#AD522D

#AD522D is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.130 H 41.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.22:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD522D
RGB	rgb(173, 82, 45)
HSL	hsl(17, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(17, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.6%, 74%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.79, 34.64, 38.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.79, 51.70, 47.94°)
OKLab	oklab(54.56% 0.0969 0.0861)
OKLCH	oklch(54.56% 0.13 41.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.7265, 15.1109, 4.3073)
Luminance	0.1511 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD522D #2D88AD

analogous

#AD2D48 #AD522D #AD922D

triadic

#AD522D #2DAD52 #522DAD

tetradic

#AD522D #48AD2D #2D88AD #922DAD

square

#AD522D #48AD2D #2D88AD #922DAD

split-complementary

#AD522D #2DAD92 #2D48AD

monochromatic

#4C2414 #7C3B20 #AD522D #CF6F48 #DC9578

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.22

#AD522D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#AD522D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD522D

5.22:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD522D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD522D	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)

#6B6029

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81742B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE3F4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad522d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 82, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.130 41.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8568',
    500: '#ad522d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad522d;
$custom-light: #cc8568;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad522d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.344,
    "s": 58.716,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54564,
    "c": 0.12964,
    "h": 41.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15108
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD522D

secondary

#72ACC4

accent

#B5E246

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#150B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD522D

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →