#AD6B27#AD6B27
#AD6B27 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.117 H 62.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD6B27 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 107, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 63%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 77%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 38.2%, 77.5%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.32, 20.76, 46.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.32, 51.37, 66.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.8% 0.0542 0.1031) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.8% 0.117 62.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.8594, 19.5484, 4.4884) |
| Luminance | 0.1955 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.46
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 3.51
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 3.62
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 3.92
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 4.06
Orangey Brown
#B16002
ΔE00 4.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD6B27 #2769AD
analogous
#AD2827 #AD6B27 #ACAD27
triadic
#AD6B27 #27AD6B #6B27AD
tetradic
#AD6B27 #27AD28 #2769AD #AD27AC
square
#AD6B27 #27AD28 #2769AD #AD27AC
split-complementary
#AD6B27 #27ACAD #2827AD
monochromatic
#492D10 #7B4C1C #AD6B27 #D38A3E #DFA870
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.28
#AD6B27 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.91
#AD6B27 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AD6B27
4.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD6B27 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD6B27 | 1.00 | 4.28 | 4.91 | 4.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.28 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#80711E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F8028
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD5C5D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad6b27; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 107, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.117 62.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb9566',
500: '#ad6b27',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad6b27; $custom-light: #cb9566; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad6b27",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 107,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.448,
"s": 63.208,
"l": 41.569
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58802,
"c": 0.11653,
"h": 62.3
},
"luminance": 0.19546
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD6B27
secondary
#6A97C6
accent
#93E642
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF1EB
border
#D3CBC6
text
#140D06
muted
#837E7A