#AD5D32#AD5D32

#AD5D32 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.169; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.119 H 47.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD5D32
RGB	rgb(173, 93, 50)
HSL	hsl(21, 55%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(21, 71%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 46.2%, 71.1%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.19, 29.03, 38.38)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.19, 48.12, 52.90°)
OKLab	oklab(56.42% 0.0807 0.0871)
OKLCH	oklch(56.42% 0.119 47.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.7256, 16.9457, 5.1437)
Luminance	0.1694 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD5D32 #3282AD

analogous

#AD3244 #AD5D32 #AD9A32

triadic

#AD5D32 #32AD5D #5D32AD

tetradic

#AD5D32 #44AD32 #3282AD #9A32AD

square

#AD5D32 #44AD32 #3282AD #9A32AD

split-complementary

#AD5D32 #32AD9A #3244AD

monochromatic

#4E2A17 #7E4324 #AD5D32 #CC7B50 #DA9F7F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.79

#AD5D32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.39

#AD5D32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD5D32

4.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD5D32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD5D32	1.00	4.79	4.39	4.79
#FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.39	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.79	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#73682D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877931

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD4D53

Achromatopsia (no color)

#727272

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad5d32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 93, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.119 47.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb8c6c',
    500: '#ad5d32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad5d32;
$custom-light: #cb8c6c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad5d32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 93,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20.976,
    "s": 55.157,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56421,
    "c": 0.11876,
    "h": 47.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.16943
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD5D32

secondary

#78A9C3

accent

#AADE49

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAF0EB

border

#D3CBC6

text

#140C07

muted

#837D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD5D32

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

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