#AD5E31#AD5E31

#AD5E31 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.118 H 48.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD5E31
RGB	rgb(173, 94, 49)
HSL	hsl(22, 56%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(22, 72%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.7%, 71.7%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.40, 28.43, 39.13)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.40, 48.37, 54.00°)
OKLab	oklab(56.58% 0.0788 0.0885)
OKLCH	oklch(56.58% 0.118 48.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.7926, 17.1138, 5.0608)
Luminance	0.1711 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD5E31 #3180AD

analogous

#AD3142 #AD5E31 #AD9C31

triadic

#AD5E31 #31AD5E #5E31AD

tetradic

#AD5E31 #42AD31 #3180AD #9C31AD

square

#AD5E31 #42AD31 #3180AD #9C31AD

split-complementary

#AD5E31 #31AD9C #3142AD

monochromatic

#4E2A16 #7D4423 #AD5E31 #CD7C4E #DAA07E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.75

#AD5E31 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#AD5E31 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD5E31

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD5E31	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD5E31	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)

#74682C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877A30

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD4E54

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad5e31;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 94, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.118 48.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb8c6b',
    500: '#ad5e31',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad5e31;
$custom-light: #cb8c6b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad5e31",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 21.774,
    "s": 55.856,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5658,
    "c": 0.11849,
    "h": 48.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17111
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD5E31

secondary

#77A7C3

accent

#A9DF49

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAF0EB

border

#D3CBC6

text

#140C07

muted

#837D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD5E31

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

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