#AD8549#AD8549

#AD8549 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.261; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.092 H 76.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD8549
RGB	rgb(173, 133, 73)
HSL	hsl(36, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(36, 58%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 23.1%, 57.8%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.17, 8.27, 37.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.17, 38.73, 77.68°)
OKLab	oklab(64.25% 0.0222 0.0892)
OKLCH	oklch(64.25% 0.092 76)
XYZ	xyz(26.8251, 26.1421, 9.9351)
Luminance	0.2614 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD8549 #4971AD

analogous

#AD5349 #AD8549 #A3AD49

triadic

#AD8549 #49AD85 #8549AD

tetradic

#AD8549 #49AD53 #4971AD #AD49A3

square

#AD8549 #49AD53 #4971AD #AD49A3

split-complementary

#AD8549 #49A3AD #5349AD

monochromatic

#574325 #826437 #AD8549 #C3A270 #D5BE9B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.37

#AD8549 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.23

#AD8549 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AD8549

6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD8549	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AD8549	1.00	3.37	6.23	6.23
#FFFFFF	3.37	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.23	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.23	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#948644

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9E904B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB7A77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8C8C8C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad8549;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 133, 73);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.092 76.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c8a87d',
    500: '#ad8549',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad8549;
$custom-light: #c8a87d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad8549",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 73
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 36,
    "s": 40.65,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64248,
    "c": 0.09192,
    "h": 76
  },
  "luminance": 0.2614
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD8549

secondary

#90A4C1

accent

#88D157

background

#FCFAF7

surface

#F9F4EE

border

#D2CEC9

text

#130F0A

muted

#827F7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD8549

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

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