#AD6E2C#AD6E2C

#AD6E2C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.113 H 63.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD6E2C
RGB	rgb(173, 110, 44)
HSL	hsl(31, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(31, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 36.4%, 74.6%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.09, 19.30, 45.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.09, 49.41, 67.00°)
OKLab	oklab(59.4% 0.0507 0.1011)
OKLCH	oklch(59.4% 0.113 63.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.2660, 20.2202, 5.0600)
Luminance	0.2022 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD6E2C #2C6BAD

analogous

#AD2E2C #AD6E2C #ABAD2C

triadic

#AD6E2C #2CAD6E #6E2CAD

tetradic

#AD6E2C #2CAD2E #2C6BAD #AD2CAB

square

#AD6E2C #2CAD2E #2C6BAD #AD2CAB

split-complementary

#AD6E2C #2CABAD #2E2CAD

monochromatic

#4B3013 #7C4F20 #AD6E2C #D08D46 #DCAB77

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.16

#AD6E2C on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.04

#AD6E2C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AD6E2C

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD6E2C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AD6E2C	1.00	4.16	5.04	5.04
#FFFFFF	4.16	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.04	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.04	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#827324

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#91822D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD6060

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad6e2c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 110, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.113 63.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb9769',
    500: '#ad6e2c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad6e2c;
$custom-light: #cb9769;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad6e2c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 30.698,
    "s": 59.447,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59405,
    "c": 0.11305,
    "h": 63.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.20218
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD6E2C

secondary

#7199C4

accent

#92E345

background

#FDF9F6

surface

#FAF2EB

border

#D3CCC6

text

#140D06

muted

#837E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD6E2C

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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