#AD6437#AD6437

#AD6437 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.112 H 50.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD6437
RGB	rgb(173, 100, 55)
HSL	hsl(23, 52%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(23, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42.2%, 68.2%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.83, 25.47, 37.57)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.83, 45.39, 55.87°)
OKLab	oklab(57.7% 0.0708 0.0862)
OKLCH	oklch(57.7% 0.112 50.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.4822, 18.2768, 5.9575)
Luminance	0.1827 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD6437 #3780AD

analogous

#AD3745 #AD6437 #AD9F37

triadic

#AD6437 #37AD64 #6437AD

tetradic

#AD6437 #45AD37 #3780AD #9F37AD

square

#AD6437 #45AD37 #3780AD #9F37AD

split-complementary

#AD6437 #37AD9F #3745AD

monochromatic

#502E19 #7F4928 #AD6437 #CA8357 #D8A586

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.51

#AD6437 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.65

#AD6437 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AD6437

4.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD6437	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AD6437	1.00	4.51	4.65	4.65
#FFFFFF	4.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.65	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#796D32

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8A7D37

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD555A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad6437;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 100, 55);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.112 50.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca916f',
    500: '#ad6437',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad6437;
$custom-light: #ca916f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad6437",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 55
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 22.881,
    "s": 51.754,
    "l": 44.706
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57698,
    "c": 0.1116,
    "h": 50.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.18274
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD6437

secondary

#7DA8C2

accent

#A5DB4D

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAF0EC

border

#D3CBC7

text

#140C07

muted

#837D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD6437

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

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