#AD642C#AD642C

#AD642C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.182; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.117 H 54.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.64:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD642C
RGB	rgb(173, 100, 44)
HSL	hsl(26, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(26, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42.2%, 74.6%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.72, 24.88, 43.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.72, 49.72, 59.98°)
OKLab	oklab(57.58% 0.0673 0.0959)
OKLCH	oklch(57.58% 0.117 54.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.2473, 18.1828, 4.7204)
Luminance	0.1818 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD642C #2C75AD

analogous

#AD2C34 #AD642C #ADA52C

triadic

#AD642C #2CAD64 #642CAD

tetradic

#AD642C #34AD2C #2C75AD #A52CAD

square

#AD642C #34AD2C #2C75AD #A52CAD

split-complementary

#AD642C #2CADA5 #2C34AD

monochromatic

#4B2C13 #7C4820 #AD642C #D08246 #DCA377

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.53

#AD642C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.64

#AD642C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AD642C

4.64:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD642C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AD642C	1.00	4.53	4.64	4.64
#FFFFFF	4.53	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.64	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#796C25

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8B7D2C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD5458

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad642c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 100, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.117 54.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb9068',
    500: '#ad642c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad642c;
$custom-light: #cb9068;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad642c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 26.047,
    "s": 59.447,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57575,
    "c": 0.1171,
    "h": 54.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1818
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD642C

secondary

#71A0C4

accent

#9EE345

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAF0EB

border

#D3CBC6

text

#140C06

muted

#837D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD642C

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

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