#AD7C22#AD7C22
#AD7C22 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.118 H 77.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD7C22 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 124, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 67%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 80%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.3%, 80.3%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.50, 11.02, 52.97) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.50, 54.10, 78.24°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.04% 0.0251 0.1148) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.04% 0.118 77.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7317, 23.4171, 4.7305) |
| Luminance | 0.2341 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 2.50
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 2.92
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.14
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 4.67
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 5.37
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD7C22 #2253AD
analogous
#AD3622 #AD7C22 #98AD22
triadic
#AD7C22 #22AD7C #7C22AD
tetradic
#AD7C22 #22AD36 #2253AD #AD2298
square
#AD7C22 #22AD36 #2253AD #AD2298
split-complementary
#AD7C22 #2298AD #3622AD
monochromatic
#47330E #7A5718 #AD7C22 #D79E35 #E1B768
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.70
#AD7C22 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.68
#AD7C22 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AD7C22
5.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD7C22 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD7C22 | 1.00 | 3.70 | 5.68 | 5.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.70 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.68 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E7E11
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8A26
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD6E6B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad7c22; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 124, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.118 77.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#caa165',
500: '#ad7c22',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad7c22; $custom-light: #caa165; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad7c22",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 124,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.849,
"s": 67.15,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62042,
"c": 0.11751,
"h": 77.7
},
"luminance": 0.23415
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD7C22
secondary
#6487C7
accent
#7AEA3E
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#140F06
muted
#837E7A