#AD855F#AD855F

#AD855F is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.265; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.072 H 64.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.30:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD855F
RGB	rgb(173, 133, 95)
HSL	hsl(29, 32%, 53%)
HSV	hsv(29, 45%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 23.1%, 45.1%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.50, 10.34, 26.36)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.50, 28.32, 68.57°)
OKLab	oklab(64.61% 0.0309 0.0649)
OKLCH	oklch(64.61% 0.072 64.5)
XYZ	xyz(27.6877, 26.4872, 14.4784)
Luminance	0.2649 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Color harmonies

complementary

#AD855F #5F87AD

analogous

#AD5F60 #AD855F #ADAC5F

triadic

#AD855F #5FAD85 #855FAD

tetradic

#AD855F #60AD5F #5F87AD #AC5FAD

square

#AD855F #60AD5F #5F87AD #AC5FAD

split-complementary

#AD855F #5FADAC #5F60AD

monochromatic

#604831 #896746 #AD855F #C2A487 #D6C3B0

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.33

#AD855F on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.30

#AD855F on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AD855F

6.30:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD855F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AD855F	1.00	3.33	6.30	6.30
#FFFFFF	3.33	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.30	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.30	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#92875C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9B9060

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#B97C7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad855f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 133, 95);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.072 64.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c7a88d',
    500: '#ad855f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad855f;
$custom-light: #c7a88d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad855f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 133,
    "b": 95
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 29.231,
    "s": 32.231,
    "l": 52.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64607,
    "c": 0.07194,
    "h": 64.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.26486
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD855F

secondary

#A3B4C5

accent

#95C85F

background

#FCFAF8

surface

#F8F4F0

border

#D1CECB

text

#130F0C

muted

#827F7D

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD855F

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

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