#AD8221#AD8221
#AD8221 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.250; OKLCH L 63.2% C 0.119 H 82.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.99:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD8221 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 130, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 68%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 81%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.9%, 80.9%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.04, 7.63, 54.72) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.04, 55.25, 82.06°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.25% 0.0152 0.1184) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.25% 0.119 82.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4925, 24.9612, 4.9139) |
| Luminance | 0.2496 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 2.07
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 3.07
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.33
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.05
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 4.74
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 5.22
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD8221 #214CAD
analogous
#AD3C21 #AD8221 #92AD21
triadic
#AD8221 #21AD82 #8221AD
tetradic
#AD8221 #21AD3C #214CAD #AD2192
square
#AD8221 #21AD3C #214CAD #AD2192
split-complementary
#AD8221 #2192AD #3C21AD
monochromatic
#46350D #7A5B17 #AD8221 #D8A533 #E2BC66
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.50
#AD8221 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.99
#AD8221 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AD8221
5.99:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD8221 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD8221 | 1.00 | 3.50 | 5.99 | 5.99 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.50 | 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)
#94820C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E8D26
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC7570
Achromatopsia (no color)
#898989
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad8221; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 130, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.2% 0.119 82.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#caa665',
500: '#ad8221',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad8221; $custom-light: #caa665; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad8221",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 130,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.571,
"s": 67.961,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63245,
"c": 0.11933,
"h": 82.7
},
"luminance": 0.24959
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD8221
secondary
#6281C7
accent
#72EB3D
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF4EB
border
#D3CEC6
text
#140F06
muted
#837F7A