#AD7D2C#AD7D2C
#AD7D2C is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.112 H 76.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD7D2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 125, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 59%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27.7%, 74.6%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.82, 10.88, 49.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.82, 50.44, 77.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.32% 0.0259 0.1091) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.32% 0.112 76.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0235, 23.7353, 5.6458) |
| Luminance | 0.2373 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.54
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.05
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.18
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.86
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 5.31
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 5.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD7D2C #2C5CAD
analogous
#AD3C2C #AD7D2C #9DAD2C
triadic
#AD7D2C #2CAD7D #7D2CAD
tetradic
#AD7D2C #2CAD3C #2C5CAD #AD2C9D
square
#AD7D2C #2CAD3C #2C5CAD #AD2C9D
split-complementary
#AD7D2C #2C9DAD #3C2CAD
monochromatic
#4B3613 #7C5A20 #AD7D2C #D09D46 #DCB777
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.65
#AD7D2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.75
#AD7D2C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AD7D2C
5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD7D2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD7D2C | 1.00 | 3.65 | 5.75 | 5.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F7F21
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8A2F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC706C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad7d2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 125, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.112 76.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#caa26a',
500: '#ad7d2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad7d2c; $custom-light: #caa26a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad7d2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 125,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.674,
"s": 59.447,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62315,
"c": 0.11213,
"h": 76.6
},
"luminance": 0.23733
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD7D2C
secondary
#7190C4
accent
#80E345
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#140F07
muted
#837E7A