#AD552B#AD552B

#AD552B is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.128 H 44.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD552B
RGB	rgb(173, 85, 43)
HSL	hsl(19, 60%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(19, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.9%, 75.1%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.39, 32.97, 40.06)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.39, 51.88, 50.55°)
OKLab	oklab(55.02% 0.0915 0.0893)
OKLCH	oklch(55.02% 0.128 44.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.9201, 15.5582, 4.1864)
Luminance	0.1556 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD552B #2B83AD

analogous

#AD2B42 #AD552B #AD962B

triadic

#AD552B #2BAD55 #552BAD

tetradic

#AD552B #42AD2B #2B83AD #962BAD

square

#AD552B #42AD2B #2B83AD #962BAD

split-complementary

#AD552B #2BAD96 #2B42AD

monochromatic

#4B2513 #7C3D1F #AD552B #D17245 #DD9776

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#AD552B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#AD552B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD552B

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD552B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD552B	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)

#6D6226

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837529

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE434C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad552b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 85, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.128 44.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8667',
    500: '#ad552b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad552b;
$custom-light: #cc8667;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad552b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 19.385,
    "s": 60.185,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55018,
    "c": 0.12782,
    "h": 44.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15556
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD552B

secondary

#6FA9C4

accent

#B0E344

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#150B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD552B

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

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