#AD552E#AD552E

#AD552E is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.127 H 43.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD552E
RGB	rgb(173, 85, 46)
HSL	hsl(18, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(18, 73%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.9%, 73.4%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.42, 33.11, 38.54)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.42, 50.81, 49.33°)
OKLab	oklab(55.05% 0.0925 0.0866)
OKLCH	oklch(55.05% 0.127 43.1)
XYZ	xyz(20.9772, 15.5810, 4.4870)
Luminance	0.1558 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD552E #2E86AD

analogous

#AD2E47 #AD552E #AD942E

triadic

#AD552E #2EAD55 #552EAD

tetradic

#AD552E #47AD2E #2E86AD #942EAD

square

#AD552E #47AD2E #2E86AD #942EAD

split-complementary

#AD552E #2EAD94 #2E47AD

monochromatic

#4C2514 #7D3D21 #AD552E #CF7249 #DC987A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.10

#AD552E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#AD552E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD552E

5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD552E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD552E	1.00	5.10	4.12	5.10
#FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.10	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D622A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83752C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE434C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad552e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 85, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.127 43.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8668',
    500: '#ad552e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad552e;
$custom-light: #cc8668;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad552e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18.425,
    "s": 57.991,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55051,
    "c": 0.1267,
    "h": 43.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15578
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD552E

secondary

#73ABC4

accent

#B2E147

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#150B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD552E

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

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