#AD6C2E#AD6C2E
#AD6C2E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.113 H 61.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.96:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD6C2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 108, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 58%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 73%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.6%, 73.4%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.62, 20.52, 44.06) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.62, 48.61, 65.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.05% 0.0546 0.0985) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.05% 0.113 61) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0911, 19.8089, 5.1917) |
| Luminance | 0.1981 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 3.02
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 3.11
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.42
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 4.52
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 4.56
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 4.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD6C2E #2E6FAD
analogous
#AD2E30 #AD6C2E #ADAB2E
triadic
#AD6C2E #2EAD6C #6C2EAD
tetradic
#AD6C2E #30AD2E #2E6FAD #AB2EAD
square
#AD6C2E #30AD2E #2E6FAD #AB2EAD
split-complementary
#AD6C2E #2EADAB #2E30AD
monochromatic
#4C3014 #7D4E21 #AD6C2E #CF8B49 #DCAA7A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.23
#AD6C2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.96
#AD6C2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AD6C2E
4.96:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD6C2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD6C2E | 1.00 | 4.23 | 4.96 | 4.96 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.23 | 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)
#807227
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F812F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD5E5F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad6c2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 108, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.113 61.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb966a',
500: '#ad6c2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad6c2e; $custom-light: #cb966a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad6c2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 108,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.291,
"s": 57.991,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59051,
"c": 0.11258,
"h": 61
},
"luminance": 0.19807
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD6C2E
secondary
#739CC4
accent
#96E147
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#140D07
muted
#837E7A