#AD5E36#AD5E36

#AD5E36 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.116 H 46.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD5E36
RGB	rgb(173, 94, 54)
HSL	hsl(20, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(20, 69%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.7%, 68.8%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.46, 28.71, 36.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.46, 46.47, 51.85°)
OKLab	oklab(56.64% 0.0805 0.0839)
OKLCH	oklch(56.64% 0.116 46.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.9040, 17.1584, 5.6477)
Luminance	0.1716 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD5E36 #3685AD

analogous

#AD364A #AD5E36 #AD9A36

triadic

#AD5E36 #36AD5E #5E36AD

tetradic

#AD5E36 #4AAD36 #3685AD #9A36AD

square

#AD5E36 #4AAD36 #3685AD #9A36AD

split-complementary

#AD5E36 #36AD9A #364AAD

monochromatic

#502B19 #7E4527 #AD5E36 #CA7D56 #D9A185

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#AD5E36 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#AD5E36 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD5E36

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD5E36	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD5E36	1.00	4.74	4.43	4.74
#FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.43	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.74	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#746832

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877A35

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD4E55

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad5e36;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 94, 54);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.116 46.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb8d6e',
    500: '#ad5e36',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad5e36;
$custom-light: #cb8d6e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad5e36",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 54
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20.168,
    "s": 52.423,
    "l": 44.51
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5664,
    "c": 0.11622,
    "h": 46.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.17156
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD5E36

secondary

#7CABC2

accent

#ABDC4C

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAF0EC

border

#D3CBC7

text

#140C07

muted

#837D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD5E36

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

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