#AD821B#AD821B
#AD821B is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.122 H 83.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD821B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 130, 27) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 73%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 84%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.9%, 84.4%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.01, 7.44, 56.67) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.01, 57.16, 82.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.21% 0.014 0.1212) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.21% 0.122 83.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4158, 24.9306, 4.5102) |
| Luminance | 0.2493 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 1.69
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 2.82
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.19
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.09
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 4.33
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 4.89
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD821B #1B46AD
analogous
#AD391B #AD821B #8FAD1B
triadic
#AD821B #1BAD82 #821BAD
tetradic
#AD821B #1BAD39 #1B46AD #AD1B8F
square
#AD821B #1BAD39 #1B46AD #AD1B8F
split-complementary
#AD821B #1B8FAD #391BAD
monochromatic
#43320A #785A13 #AD821B #DDA828 #E6BD5D
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#AD821B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#AD821B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AD821B
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD821B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD821B | 1.00 | 3.51 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.51 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.99 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#948200
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E8D21
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC756F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad821b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 130, 27); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.122 83.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#caa662',
500: '#ad821b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad821b; $custom-light: #caa662; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad821b",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 130,
"b": 27
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.329,
"s": 73,
"l": 39.216
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63212,
"c": 0.12204,
"h": 83.4
},
"luminance": 0.24929
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD821B
secondary
#5A7BCA
accent
#6EF038
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF4EB
border
#D3CEC6
text
#140F06
muted
#837F7A