#AD7B2C#AD7B2C
#AD7B2C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.232; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.112 H 74.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.65:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD7B2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 123, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 59%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.9%, 74.6%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.31, 12.00, 48.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.31, 50.20, 76.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.92% 0.0292 0.108) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.92% 0.112 74.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7729, 23.2340, 5.5623) |
| Luminance | 0.2323 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.70
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 4.38
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.48
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.86
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.89
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD7B2C #2C5EAD
analogous
#AD3A2C #AD7B2C #9FAD2C
triadic
#AD7B2C #2CAD7B #7B2CAD
tetradic
#AD7B2C #2CAD3A #2C5EAD #AD2C9F
square
#AD7B2C #2CAD3A #2C5EAD #AD2C9F
split-complementary
#AD7B2C #2C9FAD #3A2CAD
monochromatic
#4B3613 #7C5820 #AD7B2C #D09B46 #DCB577
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.72
#AD7B2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.65
#AD7B2C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AD7B2C
5.65:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD7B2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD7B2C | 1.00 | 3.72 | 5.65 | 5.65 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.72 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.65 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D7D21
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99892F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC6E6B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad7b2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 123, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.112 74.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#caa16a',
500: '#ad7b2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad7b2c; $custom-light: #caa16a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad7b2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 123,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.744,
"s": 59.447,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61917,
"c": 0.11189,
"h": 74.9
},
"luminance": 0.23232
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD7B2C
secondary
#7191C4
accent
#82E345
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#140E07
muted
#837E7A