#AD781E#AD781E

#AD781E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.224; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.119 H 75.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.48:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD781E
RGB	rgb(173, 120, 30)
HSL	hsl(38, 70%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(38, 83%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.6%, 82.7%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.46, 13.13, 53.48)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.46, 55.07, 76.21°)
OKLab	oklab(61.22% 0.0308 0.115)
OKLCH	oklch(61.22% 0.119 75)
XYZ	xyz(24.1862, 22.4130, 4.2804)
Luminance	0.2241 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD781E #1E53AD

analogous

#AD301E #AD781E #9BAD1E

triadic

#AD781E #1EAD78 #781EAD

tetradic

#AD781E #1EAD30 #1E53AD #AD1E9B

square

#AD781E #1EAD30 #1E53AD #AD1E9B

split-complementary

#AD781E #1E9BAD #301EAD

monochromatic

#45300C #795415 #AD781E #DB9A2E #E4B462

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.83

#AD781E on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.48

#AD781E on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AD781E

5.48:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD781E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AD781E	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)

#8B7B0A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#988722

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD6A67

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad781e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 120, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.119 75.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb9e62',
    500: '#ad781e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad781e;
$custom-light: #cb9e62;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad781e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 120,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 37.762,
    "s": 70.443,
    "l": 39.804
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61224,
    "c": 0.11899,
    "h": 75
  },
  "luminance": 0.22411
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD781E

secondary

#5E86C8

accent

#7DED3B

background

#FDF9F6

surface

#FAF2EB

border

#D3CCC6

text

#140E06

muted

#837E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD781E

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

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