#AD7C2D#AD7C2D
#AD7C2D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.235; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.111 H 75.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.70:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD7C2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 124, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 59%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 74%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.3%, 74%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.57, 11.49, 48.57) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.57, 49.91, 76.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.12% 0.0278 0.1079) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.12% 0.111 75.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9166, 23.4910, 5.7040) |
| Luminance | 0.2349 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.72
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.40
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.68
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 4.72
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.98
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 5.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD7C2D #2D5EAD
analogous
#AD3C2D #AD7C2D #9EAD2D
triadic
#AD7C2D #2DAD7C #7C2DAD
tetradic
#AD7C2D #2DAD3C #2D5EAD #AD2D9E
square
#AD7C2D #2DAD3C #2D5EAD #AD2D9E
split-complementary
#AD7C2D #2D9EAD #3C2DAD
monochromatic
#4C3614 #7C5920 #AD7C2D #CF9B48 #DCB678
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.69
#AD7C2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.70
#AD7C2D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AD7C2D
5.70:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD7C2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD7C2D | 1.00 | 3.69 | 5.70 | 5.70 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.69 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.70 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E7E22
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8A30
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC6F6C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad7c2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 124, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.111 75.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#caa16b',
500: '#ad7c2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad7c2d; $custom-light: #caa16b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad7c2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 124,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.031,
"s": 58.716,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62124,
"c": 0.11139,
"h": 75.5
},
"luminance": 0.23489
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD7C2D
secondary
#7291C4
accent
#82E246
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#140F07
muted
#837E7A