#AD5E2E#AD5E2E

#AD5E2E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 56.5% C 0.120 H 49.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD5E2E
RGB	rgb(173, 94, 46)
HSL	hsl(23, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(23, 73%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.7%, 73.4%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.37, 28.27, 40.64)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.37, 49.51, 55.17°)
OKLab	oklab(56.55% 0.0778 0.0911)
OKLCH	oklch(56.55% 0.12 49.5)
XYZ	xyz(21.7313, 17.0893, 4.7384)
Luminance	0.1709 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD5E2E #2E7DAD

analogous

#AD2E3D #AD5E2E #AD9D2E

triadic

#AD5E2E #2EAD5E #5E2EAD

tetradic

#AD5E2E #3DAD2E #2E7DAD #9D2EAD

square

#AD5E2E #3DAD2E #2E7DAD #9D2EAD

split-complementary

#AD5E2E #2EAD9D #2E3DAD

monochromatic

#4C2914 #7D4421 #AD5E2E #CF7C49 #DC9F7A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.75

#AD5E2E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#AD5E2E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD5E2E

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD5E2E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD5E2E	1.00	4.75	4.42	4.75
#FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.42	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.75	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#746829

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877A2D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD4E54

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad5e2e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 94, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.5% 0.120 49.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb8c69',
    500: '#ad5e2e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad5e2e;
$custom-light: #cb8c69;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad5e2e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 22.677,
    "s": 57.991,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56546,
    "c": 0.11982,
    "h": 49.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17087
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD5E2E

secondary

#73A5C4

accent

#A7E147

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAF0EB

border

#D3CBC6

text

#140C06

muted

#837D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD5E2E

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

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