#AD6449#AD6449

#AD6449 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.185; OKLCH L 58.0% C 0.103 H 40.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD6449
RGB	rgb(173, 100, 73)
HSL	hsl(16, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(16, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42.2%, 57.8%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(50.08, 26.75, 27.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(50.08, 38.66, 46.23°)
OKLab	oklab(57.97% 0.0776 0.0672)
OKLCH	oklch(57.97% 0.103 40.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.9950, 18.4819, 8.6584)
Luminance	0.1848 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD6449 #4992AD

analogous

#AD4960 #AD6449 #AD9649

triadic

#AD6449 #49AD64 #6449AD

tetradic

#AD6449 #60AD49 #4992AD #9649AD

square

#AD6449 #60AD49 #4992AD #9649AD

split-complementary

#AD6449 #49AD96 #4960AD

monochromatic

#573225 #824B37 #AD6449 #C38770 #D5AB9B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.47

#AD6449 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.70

#AD6449 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AD6449

4.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD6449	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AD6449	1.00	4.47	4.70	4.70
#FFFFFF	4.47	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.70	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.70	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#776E47

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887D48

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC575D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad6449;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 100, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(58.0% 0.103 40.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c9917c',
    500: '#ad6449',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad6449;
$custom-light: #c9917c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad6449",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.2,
    "s": 40.65,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57966,
    "c": 0.10264,
    "h": 40.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1848
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD6449

secondary

#90B4C1

accent

#B0D157

background

#FCF8F7

surface

#F9F0EE

border

#D2CBC9

text

#140D09

muted

#827D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD6449

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

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