#AD821D#AD821D
#AD821D is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.121 H 83.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD821D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 130, 29) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 71%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 83%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.9%, 83.2%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.02, 7.50, 56.05) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.02, 56.55, 82.38°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.22% 0.0144 0.1203) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.22% 0.121 83.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4397, 24.9402, 4.6362) |
| Luminance | 0.2494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 1.80
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 2.88
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.22
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.07
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 4.45
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 5.02
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD821D #1D48AD
analogous
#AD3A1D #AD821D #90AD1D
triadic
#AD821D #1DAD82 #821DAD
tetradic
#AD821D #1DAD3A #1D48AD #AD1D90
square
#AD821D #1DAD3A #1D48AD #AD1D90
split-complementary
#AD821D #1D90AD #3A1DAD
monochromatic
#44330B #795B14 #AD821D #DCA72C #E4BD60
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#AD821D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#AD821D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AD821D
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD821D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD821D | 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)
#948202
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E8D23
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC756F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad821d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 130, 29); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.121 83.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#caa663',
500: '#ad821d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad821d; $custom-light: #caa663; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad821d",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 130,
"b": 29
},
"hsl": {
"h": 42.083,
"s": 71.287,
"l": 39.608
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63222,
"c": 0.12119,
"h": 83.2
},
"luminance": 0.24938
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD821D
secondary
#5D7DC9
accent
#70EE3A
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF4EB
border
#D3CEC6
text
#140F06
muted
#837F7A