#AD5E40#AD5E40

#AD5E40 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.173; OKLCH L 56.8% C 0.112 H 41.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD5E40
RGB	rgb(173, 94, 64)
HSL	hsl(17, 46%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(17, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 45.7%, 63%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.59, 29.35, 31.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.59, 42.83, 46.73°)
OKLab	oklab(56.78% 0.0842 0.0736)
OKLCH	oklch(56.78% 0.112 41.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.1635, 17.2622, 7.0142)
Luminance	0.1726 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD5E40 #408FAD

analogous

#AD4059 #AD5E40 #AD9540

triadic

#AD5E40 #40AD5E #5E40AD

tetradic

#AD5E40 #59AD40 #408FAD #9540AD

square

#AD5E40 #59AD40 #408FAD #9540AD

split-complementary

#AD5E40 #40AD95 #4059AD

monochromatic

#542D1F #80462F #AD5E40 #C67F64 #D6A491

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.72

#AD5E40 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.45

#AD5E40 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD5E40

4.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD5E40	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD5E40	1.00	4.72	4.45	4.72
#FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.45	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#73693D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#867A3F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD4F57

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad5e40;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 94, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.8% 0.112 41.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8d75',
    500: '#ad5e40',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad5e40;
$custom-light: #ca8d75;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad5e40",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.514,
    "s": 45.992,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56782,
    "c": 0.11177,
    "h": 41.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1726
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD5E40

secondary

#87B2C2

accent

#B1D652

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAF0ED

border

#D3CBC8

text

#140C08

muted

#837D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD5E40

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

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