#AD6C2C#AD6C2C
#AD6C2C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 59.0% C 0.114 H 61.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD6C2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 108, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 59%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.6%, 74.6%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.60, 20.42, 44.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.60, 49.41, 65.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.03% 0.054 0.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.03% 0.114 61.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0526, 19.7935, 4.9889) |
| Luminance | 0.1979 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 3.15
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.26
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 3.35
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 4.28
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 4.47
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 4.74
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD6C2C #2C6DAD
analogous
#AD2C2D #AD6C2C #ADAC2C
triadic
#AD6C2C #2CAD6C #6C2CAD
tetradic
#AD6C2C #2DAD2C #2C6DAD #AC2CAD
square
#AD6C2C #2DAD2C #2C6DAD #AC2CAD
split-complementary
#AD6C2C #2CADAC #2C2DAD
monochromatic
#4B2F13 #7C4E20 #AD6C2C #D08B46 #DCA977
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.24
#AD6C2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.96
#AD6C2C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AD6C2C
4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD6C2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD6C2C | 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)
#807224
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90812D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD5D5F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad6c2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 108, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.0% 0.114 61.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb9669',
500: '#ad6c2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad6c2c; $custom-light: #cb9669; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad6c2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 108,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.767,
"s": 59.447,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59032,
"c": 0.11365,
"h": 61.6
},
"luminance": 0.19791
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD6C2C
secondary
#719BC4
accent
#95E345
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#140D06
muted
#837E7A