#AD552C#AD552C

#AD552C is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.127 H 43.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD552C
RGB	rgb(173, 85, 44)
HSL	hsl(19, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(19, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.9%, 74.6%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.40, 33.01, 39.56)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.40, 51.53, 50.15°)
OKLab	oklab(55.03% 0.0918 0.0884)
OKLCH	oklch(55.03% 0.127 43.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.9387, 15.5656, 4.2842)
Luminance	0.1556 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD552C #2C84AD

analogous

#AD2C43 #AD552C #AD962C

triadic

#AD552C #2CAD55 #552CAD

tetradic

#AD552C #43AD2C #2C84AD #962CAD

square

#AD552C #43AD2C #2C84AD #962CAD

split-complementary

#AD552C #2CAD96 #2C43AD

monochromatic

#4B2513 #7C3D20 #AD552C #D07246 #DC9777

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#AD552C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#AD552C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD552C

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD552C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD552C	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)

#6D6227

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83752A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE434C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad552c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 85, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.127 43.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8667',
    500: '#ad552c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad552c;
$custom-light: #cc8667;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad552c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 19.07,
    "s": 59.447,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55029,
    "c": 0.12745,
    "h": 43.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15563
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD552C

secondary

#71AAC4

accent

#B1E345

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#150B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD552C

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

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