#AD6E2D#AD6E2D
#AD6E2D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.202; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.113 H 63.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD6E2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 110, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 59%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 74%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36.4%, 74%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.09, 19.35, 45.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.09, 49.01, 66.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.41% 0.0509 0.1003) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.41% 0.113 63.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2850, 20.2278, 5.1602) |
| Luminance | 0.2023 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 2.44
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 2.94
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 3.51
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 4.53
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 4.59
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD6E2D #2D6CAD
analogous
#AD2E2D #AD6E2D #ACAD2D
triadic
#AD6E2D #2DAD6E #6E2DAD
tetradic
#AD6E2D #2DAD2E #2D6CAD #AD2DAC
square
#AD6E2D #2DAD2E #2D6CAD #AD2DAC
split-complementary
#AD6E2D #2DACAD #2E2DAD
monochromatic
#4C3014 #7C4F20 #AD6E2D #CF8D48 #DCAB78
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.16
#AD6E2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.05
#AD6E2D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AD6E2D
5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD6E2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD6E2D | 1.00 | 4.16 | 5.05 | 5.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#827425
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91822E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD6060
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad6e2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 110, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.113 63.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca976a',
500: '#ad6e2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad6e2d; $custom-light: #ca976a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad6e2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 110,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.469,
"s": 58.716,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59415,
"c": 0.1125,
"h": 63.1
},
"luminance": 0.20226
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD6E2D
secondary
#729AC4
accent
#93E246
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#140D06
muted
#837E7A