#AD781C#AD781C

#AD781C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.120 H 75.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD781C
RGB	rgb(173, 120, 28)
HSL	hsl(38, 72%, 39%)
HSV	hsv(38, 84%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.6%, 83.8%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.45, 13.06, 54.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.45, 55.72, 76.44°)
OKLab	oklab(61.21% 0.0304 0.1159)
OKLCH	oklch(61.21% 0.12 75.3)
XYZ	xyz(24.1615, 22.4031, 4.1501)
Luminance	0.2240 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD781C #1C51AD

analogous

#AD301C #AD781C #9AAD1C

triadic

#AD781C #1CAD78 #781CAD

tetradic

#AD781C #1CAD30 #1C51AD #AD1C9A

square

#AD781C #1CAD30 #1C51AD #AD1C9A

split-complementary

#AD781C #1C9AAD #301CAD

monochromatic

#442F0B #785313 #AD781C #DC9B2A #E5B45E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.83

#AD781C on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.48

#AD781C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AD781C

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD781C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AD781C	1.00	3.83	5.48	5.48
#FFFFFF	3.83	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.48	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.48	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B7B05

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#988720

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD6A67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad781c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 120, 28);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.120 75.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb9e61',
    500: '#ad781c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad781c;
$custom-light: #cb9e61;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad781c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 120,
    "b": 28
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 38.069,
    "s": 72.139,
    "l": 39.412
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61213,
    "c": 0.11985,
    "h": 75.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.22401
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD781C

secondary

#5C84C9

accent

#7BEF39

background

#FDF9F6

surface

#FAF2EB

border

#D3CCC6

text

#140E05

muted

#837E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD781C

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

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