#AD6E4E#AD6E4E
#AD6E4E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.206; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.093 H 47.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD6E4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 110, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 38%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 55%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36.4%, 54.9%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.50, 21.60, 28.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.50, 35.48, 52.49°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.86% 0.0627 0.0681) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.86% 0.093 47.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.1862, 20.5883, 9.9064) |
| Luminance | 0.2059 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.86
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 3.90
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 4.53
Brownish
#9C6D57
ΔE00 4.83
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 5.76
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 5.78
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD6E4E #4E8DAD
analogous
#AD4E5D #AD6E4E #AD9E4E
triadic
#AD6E4E #4EAD6E #6E4EAD
tetradic
#AD6E4E #5DAD4E #4E8DAD #9E4EAD
square
#AD6E4E #5DAD4E #4E8DAD #9E4EAD
split-complementary
#AD6E4E #4EAD9E #4E5DAD
monochromatic
#593828 #83533B #AD6E4E #C29077 #D5B2A1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.10
#AD6E4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.12
#AD6E4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AD6E4E
5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD6E4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD6E4E | 1.00 | 4.10 | 5.12 | 5.12 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.10 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.12 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F754B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E834E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB6366
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad6e4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 110, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.093 47.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c99880',
500: '#ad6e4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad6e4e; $custom-light: #c99880; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad6e4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 110,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.211,
"s": 37.849,
"l": 49.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59855,
"c": 0.09254,
"h": 47.3
},
"luminance": 0.20586
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD6E4E
secondary
#95B3C2
accent
#A7CE5A
background
#FCF9F7
surface
#F9F2EE
border
#D2CCC9
text
#140D0A
muted
#827E7C