#AD6221#AD6221

#AD6221 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.123 H 56.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD6221
RGB	rgb(173, 98, 33)
HSL	hsl(28, 68%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(28, 81%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43.4%, 80.9%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.17, 25.52, 47.53)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.17, 53.95, 61.76°)
OKLab	oklab(57.13% 0.0675 0.1028)
OKLCH	oklch(57.13% 0.123 56.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.8777, 17.7318, 3.7090)
Luminance	0.1773 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD6221 #216CAD

analogous

#AD2126 #AD6221 #ADA821

triadic

#AD6221 #21AD62 #6221AD

tetradic

#AD6221 #26AD21 #216CAD #A821AD

square

#AD6221 #26AD21 #216CAD #A821AD

split-complementary

#AD6221 #21ADA8 #2126AD

monochromatic

#46280D #7A4517 #AD6221 #D88033 #E2A066

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.62

#AD6221 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.55

#AD6221 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD6221

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD6221	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD6221	1.00	4.62	4.55	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.55	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#786A17

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8A7C21

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE5155

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad6221;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 98, 33);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.123 56.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8f62',
    500: '#ad6221',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad6221;
$custom-light: #cc8f62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad6221",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 33
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 27.857,
    "s": 67.961,
    "l": 40.392
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57125,
    "c": 0.12298,
    "h": 56.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.17729
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD6221

secondary

#6299C7

accent

#9AEB3D

background

#FDF8F5

surface

#FAF0EA

border

#D3CBC6

text

#150C05

muted

#837D79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD6221

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

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