#AD5E37#AD5E37

#AD5E37 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.116 H 45.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD5E37
RGB	rgb(173, 94, 55)
HSL	hsl(20, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(20, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.7%, 68.2%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.47, 28.77, 36.02)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.47, 46.10, 51.39°)
OKLab	oklab(56.65% 0.0808 0.0829)
OKLCH	oklch(56.65% 0.116 45.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.9277, 17.1679, 5.7727)
Luminance	0.1716 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD5E37 #3786AD

analogous

#AD374B #AD5E37 #AD9937

triadic

#AD5E37 #37AD5E #5E37AD

tetradic

#AD5E37 #4BAD37 #3786AD #9937AD

square

#AD5E37 #4BAD37 #3786AD #9937AD

split-complementary

#AD5E37 #37AD99 #374BAD

monochromatic

#502C19 #7F4528 #AD5E37 #CA7D57 #D8A186

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#AD5E37 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#AD5E37 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD5E37

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD5E37	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD5E37	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)

#746833

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#877A36

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD4E55

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad5e37;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 94, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.116 45.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb8d6f',
    500: '#ad5e37',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad5e37;
$custom-light: #cb8d6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad5e37",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 19.831,
    "s": 51.754,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56653,
    "c": 0.11577,
    "h": 45.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17165
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD5E37

secondary

#7DACC2

accent

#ACDB4D

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAF0EC

border

#D3CBC7

text

#140C07

muted

#837D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD5E37

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

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