#AD821F#AD821F
#AD821F is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.120 H 82.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD821F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 130, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 70%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 82%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.9%, 82.1%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.03, 7.56, 55.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.03, 55.91, 82.23°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.23% 0.0148 0.1194) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.23% 0.12 82.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4653, 24.9504, 4.7707) |
| Luminance | 0.2495 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 1.92
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 2.97
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.26
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.05
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 4.59
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 5.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD821F #1F4AAD
analogous
#AD3B1F #AD821F #91AD1F
triadic
#AD821F #1FAD82 #821FAD
tetradic
#AD821F #1FAD3B #1F4AAD #AD1F91
square
#AD821F #1FAD3B #1F4AAD #AD1F91
split-complementary
#AD821F #1F91AD #3B1FAD
monochromatic
#45340C #795B16 #AD821F #DAA62F #E3BC63
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.51
#AD821F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#AD821F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AD821F
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD821F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD821F | 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)
#948207
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E8D24
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC756F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad821f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 130, 31); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.120 82.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#caa664',
500: '#ad821f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad821f; $custom-light: #caa664; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad821f",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 130,
"b": 31
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.831,
"s": 69.608,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63233,
"c": 0.12028,
"h": 82.9
},
"luminance": 0.24948
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD821F
secondary
#607FC8
accent
#71EC3B
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF4EB
border
#D3CEC6
text
#140F06
muted
#837F7A