#AD8249#AD8249

#AD8249 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.253; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.091 H 72.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD8249
RGB	rgb(173, 130, 73)
HSL	hsl(34, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(34, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 24.9%, 57.8%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.40, 9.94, 36.92)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.40, 38.23, 74.92°)
OKLab	oklab(63.64% 0.0272 0.0872)
OKLCH	oklch(63.64% 0.091 72.7)
XYZ	xyz(26.4202, 25.3324, 9.8001)
Luminance	0.2533 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD8249 #4974AD

analogous

#AD5049 #AD8249 #A6AD49

triadic

#AD8249 #49AD82 #8249AD

tetradic

#AD8249 #49AD50 #4974AD #AD49A6

square

#AD8249 #49AD50 #4974AD #AD49A6

split-complementary

#AD8249 #49A6AD #5049AD

monochromatic

#574125 #826237 #AD8249 #C39F70 #D5BC9B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.46

#AD8249 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.07

#AD8249 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AD8249

6.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD8249	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AD8249	1.00	3.46	6.07	6.07
#FFFFFF	3.46	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.07	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.07	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#918444

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9C8E4A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB7775

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad8249;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 130, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.091 72.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c8a67d',
    500: '#ad8249',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad8249;
$custom-light: #c8a67d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad8249",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 130,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 34.2,
    "s": 40.65,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63642,
    "c": 0.09131,
    "h": 72.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.25331
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD8249

secondary

#90A5C1

accent

#8BD157

background

#FCFAF7

surface

#F9F4EE

border

#D2CEC9

text

#130F0A

muted

#827F7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD8249

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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