#AD6E32#AD6E32

#AD6E32 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.110 H 61.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD6E32
RGB	rgb(173, 110, 50)
HSL	hsl(29, 55%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(29, 71%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 36.4%, 71.1%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(52.14, 19.61, 42.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(52.14, 46.97, 65.32°)
OKLab	oklab(59.47% 0.0525 0.0963)
OKLCH	oklch(59.47% 0.11 61.4)
XYZ	xyz(23.3870, 20.2686, 5.6975)
Luminance	0.2027 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD6E32 #3271AD

analogous

#AD3233 #AD6E32 #ADAB32

triadic

#AD6E32 #32AD6E #6E32AD

tetradic

#AD6E32 #33AD32 #3271AD #AB32AD

square

#AD6E32 #33AD32 #3271AD #AB32AD

split-complementary

#AD6E32 #32ADAB #3233AD

monochromatic

#4E3217 #7E5024 #AD6E32 #CC8D50 #DAAC7F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.16

#AD6E32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.05

#AD6E32 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AD6E32

5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD6E32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AD6E32	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)

#81742B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#908233

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD6061

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7C7C7C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad6e32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 110, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.110 61.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca976d',
    500: '#ad6e32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad6e32;
$custom-light: #ca976d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad6e32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 110,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 29.268,
    "s": 55.157,
    "l": 43.725
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.59465,
    "c": 0.10966,
    "h": 61.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.20266
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD6E32

secondary

#789EC3

accent

#96DE49

background

#FDF9F6

surface

#FAF2EC

border

#D3CCC7

text

#140D07

muted

#837E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD6E32

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

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