#AD782C#AD782C

#AD782C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.225; OKLCH L 61.3% C 0.112 H 72.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.50:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD782C
RGB	rgb(173, 120, 44)
HSL	hsl(35, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(35, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 30.6%, 74.6%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.55, 13.69, 47.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.55, 49.90, 74.08°)
OKLab	oklab(61.33% 0.0341 0.1064)
OKLCH	oklch(61.33% 0.112 72.2)
XYZ	xyz(24.4064, 22.5011, 5.4401)
Luminance	0.2250 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD782C #2C61AD

analogous

#AD382C #AD782C #A1AD2C

triadic

#AD782C #2CAD78 #782CAD

tetradic

#AD782C #2CAD38 #2C61AD #AD2CA1

square

#AD782C #2CAD38 #2C61AD #AD2CA1

split-complementary

#AD782C #2CA1AD #382CAD

monochromatic

#4B3413 #7C5620 #AD782C #D09746 #DCB377

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.82

#AD782C on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.50

#AD782C on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AD782C

5.50:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD782C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AD782C	1.00	3.82	5.50	5.50
#FFFFFF	3.82	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.50	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.50	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#8B7B22

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#97882E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC6B68

Achromatopsia (no color)

#828282

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad782c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 120, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.3% 0.112 72.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ca9e6a',
    500: '#ad782c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad782c;
$custom-light: #ca9e6a;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad782c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 120,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 35.349,
    "s": 59.447,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61326,
    "c": 0.11173,
    "h": 72.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.22499
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD782C

secondary

#7193C4

accent

#86E345

background

#FDF9F6

surface

#FAF2EB

border

#D3CCC6

text

#140E07

muted

#837E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD782C

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

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