#AD5E32#AD5E32

#AD5E32 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.118 H 47.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD5E32
RGB	rgb(173, 94, 50)
HSL	hsl(21, 55%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(21, 71%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.7%, 71.1%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.41, 28.48, 38.62)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.41, 47.99, 53.59°)
OKLab	oklab(56.59% 0.0791 0.0876)
OKLCH	oklch(56.59% 0.118 47.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.8139, 17.1224, 5.1732)
Luminance	0.1712 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD5E32 #3281AD

analogous

#AD3244 #AD5E32 #AD9B32

triadic

#AD5E32 #32AD5E #5E32AD

tetradic

#AD5E32 #44AD32 #3281AD #9B32AD

square

#AD5E32 #44AD32 #3281AD #9B32AD

split-complementary

#AD5E32 #32AD9B #3244AD

monochromatic

#4E2A17 #7E4424 #AD5E32 #CC7C50 #DAA07F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.75

#AD5E32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.42

#AD5E32 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD5E32

4.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD5E32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD5E32	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)

#74682D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877A31

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD4E54

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad5e32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 94, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.118 47.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb8c6c',
    500: '#ad5e32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad5e32;
$custom-light: #cb8c6c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad5e32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 21.463,
    "s": 55.157,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56591,
    "c": 0.11803,
    "h": 47.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1712
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD5E32

secondary

#78A8C3

accent

#A9DE49

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAF0EB

border

#D3CBC6

text

#140C07

muted

#837D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD5E32

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

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