#AD6237#AD6237

#AD6237 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.179; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.113 H 48.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD6237
RGB	rgb(173, 98, 55)
HSL	hsl(22, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(22, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43.4%, 68.2%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.37, 26.58, 37.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.37, 45.60, 54.35°)
OKLab	oklab(57.35% 0.0742 0.0851)
OKLCH	oklch(57.35% 0.113 48.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.2927, 17.8978, 5.8943)
Luminance	0.1789 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD6237 #3782AD

analogous

#AD3747 #AD6237 #AD9D37

triadic

#AD6237 #37AD62 #6237AD

tetradic

#AD6237 #47AD37 #3782AD #9D37AD

square

#AD6237 #47AD37 #3782AD #9D37AD

split-complementary

#AD6237 #37AD9D #3747AD

monochromatic

#502D19 #7F4828 #AD6237 #CA8157 #D8A486

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.59

#AD6237 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.58

#AD6237 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AD6237

4.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD6237	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AD6237	1.00	4.59	4.58	4.59
#FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.58	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.59	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#776B33

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897C36

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD5358

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad6237;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 98, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.113 48.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca8f6f',
    500: '#ad6237',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad6237;
$custom-light: #ca8f6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad6237",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 21.864,
    "s": 51.754,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57345,
    "c": 0.11289,
    "h": 48.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17895
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD6237

secondary

#7DA9C2

accent

#A7DB4D

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAF0EC

border

#D3CBC7

text

#140C07

muted

#837D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD6237

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

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