#AD6232#AD6232

#AD6232 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.115 H 51.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD6232
RGB	rgb(173, 98, 50)
HSL	hsl(23, 55%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(23, 71%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43.4%, 71.1%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.32, 26.29, 39.61)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.32, 47.54, 56.43°)
OKLab	oklab(57.29% 0.0725 0.0898)
OKLCH	oklch(57.29% 0.115 51.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.1789, 17.8523, 5.2948)
Luminance	0.1785 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD6232 #327DAD

analogous

#AD323F #AD6232 #AD9F32

triadic

#AD6232 #32AD62 #6232AD

tetradic

#AD6232 #3FAD32 #327DAD #9F32AD

square

#AD6232 #3FAD32 #327DAD #9F32AD

split-complementary

#AD6232 #32AD9F #323FAD

monochromatic

#4E2C17 #7E4724 #AD6232 #CC8050 #DAA37F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#AD6232 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#AD6232 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD6232

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD6232	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD6232	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)

#776B2D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897C31

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD5357

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad6232;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 98, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.115 51.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb8f6c',
    500: '#ad6232',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad6232;
$custom-light: #cb8f6c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad6232",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 23.415,
    "s": 55.157,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57285,
    "c": 0.11535,
    "h": 51.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.1785
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD6232

secondary

#78A6C3

accent

#A4DE49

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAF0EB

border

#D3CBC6

text

#140C07

muted

#837D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD6232

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

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