#AD6231#AD6231

#AD6231 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.116 H 51.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD6231
RGB	rgb(173, 98, 49)
HSL	hsl(24, 56%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(24, 72%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43.4%, 71.7%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.31, 26.23, 40.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.31, 47.93, 56.82°)
OKLab	oklab(57.27% 0.0721 0.0906)
OKLCH	oklch(57.27% 0.116 51.5)
XYZ	xyz(22.1575, 17.8437, 5.1824)
Luminance	0.1784 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD6231 #317CAD

analogous

#AD313E #AD6231 #ADA031

triadic

#AD6231 #31AD62 #6231AD

tetradic

#AD6231 #3EAD31 #317CAD #A031AD

square

#AD6231 #3EAD31 #317CAD #A031AD

split-complementary

#AD6231 #31ADA0 #313EAD

monochromatic

#4E2C16 #7D4723 #AD6231 #CD804E #DAA37E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#AD6231 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#AD6231 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD6231

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD6231	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD6231	1.00	4.60	4.57	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#776B2C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897C30

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD5357

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad6231;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 98, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.116 51.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb8f6b',
    500: '#ad6231',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad6231;
$custom-light: #cb8f6b;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad6231",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.71,
    "s": 55.856,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57274,
    "c": 0.11583,
    "h": 51.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.17841
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD6231

secondary

#77A5C3

accent

#A4DF49

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAF0EB

border

#D3CBC6

text

#140C07

muted

#837D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD6231

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

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