#AD8656#AD8656

#AD8656 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.266; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.080 H 71.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD8656
RGB	rgb(173, 134, 86)
HSL	hsl(33, 35%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(33, 50%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 22.5%, 50.3%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.61, 8.86, 31.45)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.61, 32.68, 74.26°)
OKLab	oklab(64.65% 0.0256 0.0761)
OKLCH	oklch(64.65% 0.08 71.4)
XYZ	xyz(27.4396, 26.6080, 12.4929)
Luminance	0.2661 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD8656 #567DAD

analogous

#AD5A56 #AD8656 #A8AD56

triadic

#AD8656 #56AD86 #8656AD

tetradic

#AD8656 #56AD5A #567DAD #AD56A8

square

#AD8656 #56AD5A #567DAD #AD56A8

split-complementary

#AD8656 #56A8AD #5A56AD

monochromatic

#5C472D #856641 #AD8656 #C1A47F #D5C1A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.32

#AD8656 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.32

#AD8656 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AD8656

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD8656	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AD8656	1.00	3.32	6.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	3.32	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.32	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.32	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#948852

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9D9157

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA7C7A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad8656;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 134, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.080 71.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c8a986',
    500: '#ad8656',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad8656;
$custom-light: #c8a986;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad8656",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 134,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 33.103,
    "s": 34.661,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64649,
    "c": 0.08031,
    "h": 71.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.26606
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD8656

secondary

#9CADC3

accent

#8ECB5D

background

#FCFAF8

surface

#F8F4EF

border

#D1CECA

text

#130F0B

muted

#827F7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD8656

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

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