#AD6D2D#AD6D2D
#AD6D2D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.200; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.113 H 62.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.00:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD6D2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 109, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 59%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 74%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37%, 74%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.85, 19.91, 44.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.85, 49.01, 66.03°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.23% 0.0526 0.0998) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.23% 0.113 62.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.1777, 20.0132, 5.1244) |
| Luminance | 0.2001 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 2.88
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 2.99
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 3.32
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 4.47
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 4.54
Orangey Brown
#B16002
ΔE00 5.04
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD6D2D #2D6DAD
analogous
#AD2D2D #AD6D2D #ADAD2D
triadic
#AD6D2D #2DAD6D #6D2DAD
tetradic
#AD6D2D #2DAD2D #2D6DAD #AD2DAD
square
#AD6D2D #2DAD2D #2D6DAD #AD2DAD
split-complementary
#AD6D2D #2DADAD #2D2DAD
monochromatic
#4C3014 #7C4E20 #AD6D2D #CF8C48 #DCAA78
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.20
#AD6D2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.00
#AD6D2D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AD6D2D
5.00:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD6D2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD6D2D | 1.00 | 4.20 | 5.00 | 5.00 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.20 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#817325
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90812E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD5F5F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad6d2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 109, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.113 62.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb976a',
500: '#ad6d2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad6d2d; $custom-light: #cb976a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad6d2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 109,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30,
"s": 58.716,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59227,
"c": 0.1128,
"h": 62.2
},
"luminance": 0.20011
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD6D2D
secondary
#729BC4
accent
#94E246
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#140D06
muted
#837E7A