#AD821E#AD821E
#AD821E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.121 H 83.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD821E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 130, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 70%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 83%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.9%, 82.7%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.02, 7.53, 55.73) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.02, 56.24, 82.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.23% 0.0146 0.1199) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.23% 0.121 83.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4523, 24.9452, 4.7024) |
| Luminance | 0.2494 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 1.86
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 2.92
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.24
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.06
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 4.52
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 5.08
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD821E #1E49AD
analogous
#AD3B1E #AD821E #91AD1E
triadic
#AD821E #1EAD82 #821EAD
tetradic
#AD821E #1EAD3B #1E49AD #AD1E91
square
#AD821E #1EAD3B #1E49AD #AD1E91
split-complementary
#AD821E #1E91AD #3B1EAD
monochromatic
#45340C #795B15 #AD821E #DBA72E #E4BD62
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#AD821E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#AD821E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AD821E
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD821E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD821E | 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)
#948204
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E8D24
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC756F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad821e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 130, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.121 83.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#caa664',
500: '#ad821e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad821e; $custom-light: #caa664; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad821e",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 130,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.958,
"s": 70.443,
"l": 39.804
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63227,
"c": 0.12074,
"h": 83.1
},
"luminance": 0.24943
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD821E
secondary
#5E7EC8
accent
#70ED3B
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF4EB
border
#D3CEC6
text
#140F06
muted
#837F7A