#AD6C2A#AD6C2A
#AD6C2A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.115 H 62.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD6C2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 108, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 76%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.6%, 75.7%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.59, 20.33, 45.90) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.59, 50.20, 66.11°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.01% 0.0534 0.1015) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.01% 0.115 62.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0159, 19.7788, 4.7956) |
| Luminance | 0.1978 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.15
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 3.23
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 3.69
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 4.04
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 4.21
Orangey Brown
#B16002
ΔE00 4.62
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD6C2A #2A6BAD
analogous
#AD2B2A #AD6C2A #ADAD2A
triadic
#AD6C2A #2AAD6C #6C2AAD
tetradic
#AD6C2A #2AAD2B #2A6BAD #AD2AAD
square
#AD6C2A #2AAD2B #2A6BAD #AD2AAD
split-complementary
#AD6C2A #2AADAD #2B2AAD
monochromatic
#4B2F12 #7C4D1E #AD6C2A #D18B43 #DDA974
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.24
#AD6C2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.96
#AD6C2A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AD6C2A
4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD6C2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD6C2A | 1.00 | 4.24 | 4.96 | 4.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.24 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.96 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#807221
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90812B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD5D5E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad6c2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 108, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.115 62.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb9668',
500: '#ad6c2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad6c2a; $custom-light: #cb9668; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad6c2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 108,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.229,
"s": 60.93,
"l": 42.157
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59013,
"c": 0.1147,
"h": 62.3
},
"luminance": 0.19777
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD6C2A
secondary
#6E99C5
accent
#93E444
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#140D06
muted
#837E7A