#AD5938#AD5938

#AD5938 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.163; OKLCH L 55.8% C 0.119 H 41.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD5938
RGB	rgb(173, 89, 56)
HSL	hsl(17, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(17, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.6%, 67.6%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.39, 31.53, 34.22)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.39, 46.54, 47.35°)
OKLab	oklab(55.83% 0.0894 0.0791)
OKLCH	oklch(55.83% 0.119 41.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.5216, 16.3170, 5.7567)
Luminance	0.1631 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD5938 #388CAD

analogous

#AD3852 #AD5938 #AD9438

triadic

#AD5938 #38AD59 #5938AD

tetradic

#AD5938 #52AD38 #388CAD #9438AD

square

#AD5938 #52AD38 #388CAD #9438AD

split-complementary

#AD5938 #38AD94 #3852AD

monochromatic

#51291A #7F4129 #AD5938 #C97959 #D89E87

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.93

#AD5938 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.26

#AD5938 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD5938

4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD5938	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD5938	1.00	4.93	4.26	4.93
#FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.26	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.93	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#706535

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847737

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD4951

Achromatopsia (no color)

#707070

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad5938;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 89, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.8% 0.119 41.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb8970',
    500: '#ad5938',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad5938;
$custom-light: #cb8970;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad5938",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.923,
    "s": 51.092,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55828,
    "c": 0.11941,
    "h": 41.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.16315
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD5938

secondary

#7FAFC2

accent

#B3DB4D

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAF0EC

border

#D3CBC7

text

#140C07

muted

#837D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD5938

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

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