#AD542E#AD542E

#AD542E is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.128 H 42.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.14:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD542E
RGB	rgb(173, 84, 46)
HSL	hsl(18, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(18, 73%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.4%, 73.4%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.21, 33.64, 38.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.21, 50.98, 48.72°)
OKLab	oklab(54.89% 0.0941 0.0862)
OKLCH	oklch(54.89% 0.128 42.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.8990, 15.4247, 4.4610)
Luminance	0.1542 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD542E #2E87AD

analogous

#AD2E47 #AD542E #AD932E

triadic

#AD542E #2EAD54 #542EAD

tetradic

#AD542E #47AD2E #2E87AD #932EAD

square

#AD542E #47AD2E #2E87AD #932EAD

split-complementary

#AD542E #2EAD93 #2E47AD

monochromatic

#4C2514 #7D3D21 #AD542E #CF7149 #DC977A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.14

#AD542E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.08

#AD542E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD542E

5.14:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD542E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD542E	1.00	5.14	4.08	5.14
#FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.08	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.14	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C612A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82752C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE424C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad542e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 84, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.128 42.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8668',
    500: '#ad542e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad542e;
$custom-light: #cc8668;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad542e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.953,
    "s": 57.991,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54892,
    "c": 0.12756,
    "h": 42.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.15422
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD542E

secondary

#73ACC4

accent

#B3E147

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#150B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD542E

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

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