#AD841A#AD841A
#AD841A is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 63.6% C 0.123 H 85.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.09:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AD841A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(173, 132, 26) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 74%, 39%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 85%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23.7%, 85%, 32.2%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.52, 6.29, 57.41) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.52, 57.76, 83.74°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.62% 0.0107 0.1226) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.62% 0.123 85) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.6730, 25.4633, 4.5398) |
| Luminance | 0.2546 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 2.31
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 2.85
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 3.38
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.91
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 3.98
Diarrhea
#9F8303
ΔE00 4.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AD841A #1A43AD
analogous
#AD3B1A #AD841A #8DAD1A
triadic
#AD841A #1AAD84 #841AAD
tetradic
#AD841A #1AAD3B #1A43AD #AD1A8D
square
#AD841A #1AAD3B #1A43AD #AD1A8D
split-complementary
#AD841A #1A8DAD #3B1AAD
monochromatic
#43330A #785B12 #AD841A #DEAB26 #E6C05B
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.45
#AD841A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.09
#AD841A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AD841A
6.09:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AD841A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AD841A | 1.00 | 3.45 | 6.09 | 6.09 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.45 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.09 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#968400
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A08F21
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC7771
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ad841a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 132, 26); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.6% 0.123 85.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#caa762',
500: '#ad841a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ad841a; $custom-light: #caa762; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ad841a",
"rgb": {
"r": 173,
"g": 132,
"b": 26
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.265,
"s": 73.869,
"l": 39.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63616,
"c": 0.12309,
"h": 85
},
"luminance": 0.25461
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AD841A
secondary
#5978CA
accent
#6BF137
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF4EB
border
#D3CEC6
text
#140F06
muted
#837F7A