#AD5533#AD5533

#AD5533 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.156; OKLCH L 55.1% C 0.125 H 41.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD5533
RGB	rgb(173, 85, 51)
HSL	hsl(17, 54%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(17, 71%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.9%, 70.5%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.48, 33.37, 35.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.48, 49.03, 47.11°)
OKLab	oklab(55.11% 0.0942 0.082)
OKLCH	oklch(55.11% 0.125 41)
XYZ	xyz(21.0816, 15.6228, 5.0367)
Luminance	0.1562 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD5533 #338BAD

analogous

#AD334E #AD5533 #AD9233

triadic

#AD5533 #33AD55 #5533AD

tetradic

#AD5533 #4EAD33 #338BAD #9233AD

square

#AD5533 #4EAD33 #338BAD #9233AD

split-complementary

#AD5533 #33AD92 #334EAD

monochromatic

#4E2717 #7E3E25 #AD5533 #CC7451 #DA9981

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.09

#AD5533 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.12

#AD5533 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD5533

5.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD5533	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD5533	1.00	5.09	4.12	5.09
#FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.12	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.09	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D622F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827631

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD434D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad5533;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 85, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.1% 0.125 41.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb876c',
    500: '#ad5533',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad5533;
$custom-light: #cb876c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad5533",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.721,
    "s": 54.464,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55112,
    "c": 0.12485,
    "h": 41
  },
  "luminance": 0.1562
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD5533

secondary

#79AEC3

accent

#B5DE4A

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#140B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD5533

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

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