#AD6D23#AD6D23
#AD6D23 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 59.1% C 0.118 H 64.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD6D23 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 109, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 66%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(32, 80%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37%, 79.8%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.78, 19.48, 49.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.78, 52.85, 68.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.14% 0.0499 0.1068) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.14% 0.118 64.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0075, 19.9451, 4.2279) |
| Luminance | 0.1994 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 2.85
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 3.35
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 3.68
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 3.73
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 3.83
Orangey Brown
#B16002
ΔE00 4.83
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD6D23 #2363AD
analogous
#AD2823 #AD6D23 #A8AD23
triadic
#AD6D23 #23AD6D #6D23AD
tetradic
#AD6D23 #23AD28 #2363AD #AD23A8
square
#AD6D23 #23AD28 #2363AD #AD23A8
split-complementary
#AD6D23 #23A8AD #2823AD
monochromatic
#472D0E #7A4D19 #AD6D23 #D68C37 #E1AA6A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.21
#AD6D23 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.99
#AD6D23 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AD6D23
4.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD6D23 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD6D23 | 1.00 | 4.21 | 4.99 | 4.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.21 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#817217
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#918124
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD5E5E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad6d23; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 109, 35); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.1% 0.118 64.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb9764',
500: '#ad6d23',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad6d23; $custom-light: #cb9764; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad6d23",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 109,
"b": 35
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.174,
"s": 66.346,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59143,
"c": 0.11785,
"h": 64.9
},
"luminance": 0.19943
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD6D23
secondary
#6592C7
accent
#8EE93F
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#140D06
muted
#837E7A