#AD552A#AD552A

#AD552A is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.128 H 44.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD552A
RGB	rgb(173, 85, 42)
HSL	hsl(20, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(20, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.9%, 75.7%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.38, 32.92, 40.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.38, 52.24, 50.94°)
OKLab	oklab(55.01% 0.0912 0.0901)
OKLCH	oklch(55.01% 0.128 44.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.9020, 15.5510, 4.0910)
Luminance	0.1555 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

Shades

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD552A #2A82AD

analogous

#AD2A40 #AD552A #AD972A

triadic

#AD552A #2AAD55 #552AAD

tetradic

#AD552A #40AD2A #2A82AD #972AAD

square

#AD552A #40AD2A #2A82AD #972AAD

split-complementary

#AD552A #2AAD97 #2A40AD

monochromatic

#4B2512 #7C3D1E #AD552A #D17243 #DD9774

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#AD552A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#AD552A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD552A

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD552A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD552A	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E6225

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837528

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE424C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad552a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 85, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.128 44.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8666',
    500: '#ad552a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad552a;
$custom-light: #cc8666;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad552a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 19.695,
    "s": 60.93,
    "l": 42.157
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55008,
    "c": 0.12818,
    "h": 44.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15548
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD552A

secondary

#6EA8C5

accent

#AFE444

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#150B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD552A

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

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