#AD6438#AD6438

#AD6438 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.111 H 50.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD6438
RGB	rgb(173, 100, 56)
HSL	hsl(23, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(23, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42.2%, 67.6%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.84, 25.53, 37.05)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.84, 45.00, 55.43°)
OKLab	oklab(57.71% 0.0712 0.0853)
OKLCH	oklch(57.71% 0.111 50.1)
XYZ	xyz(22.5064, 18.2864, 6.0850)
Luminance	0.1828 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD6438 #3881AD

analogous

#AD3847 #AD6438 #AD9F38

triadic

#AD6438 #38AD64 #6438AD

tetradic

#AD6438 #47AD38 #3881AD #9F38AD

square

#AD6438 #47AD38 #3881AD #9F38AD

split-complementary

#AD6438 #38AD9F #3847AD

monochromatic

#512F1A #7F4929 #AD6438 #C98359 #D8A687

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.51

#AD6438 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.66

#AD6438 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AD6438

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD6438	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AD6438	1.00	4.51	4.66	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#796D34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8A7D37

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD555A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad6438;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 100, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.111 50.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca9170',
    500: '#ad6438',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad6438;
$custom-light: #ca9170;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad6438",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 22.564,
    "s": 51.092,
    "l": 44.902
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57711,
    "c": 0.11108,
    "h": 50.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.18284
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD6438

secondary

#7FA9C2

accent

#A5DB4D

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAF0EC

border

#D3CBC7

text

#140C07

muted

#837D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD6438

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

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