#AD8731#AD8731

#AD8731 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.264; OKLCH L 64.4% C 0.112 H 84.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD8731
RGB	rgb(173, 135, 49)
HSL	hsl(42, 56%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(42, 72%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 22%, 71.7%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.45, 5.55, 49.74)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.45, 50.05, 83.63°)
OKLab	oklab(64.39% 0.0111 0.1111)
OKLCH	oklch(64.39% 0.112 84.3)
XYZ	xyz(26.4535, 26.4357, 6.6144)
Luminance	0.2643 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD8731 #3157AD

analogous

#AD4931 #AD8731 #95AD31

triadic

#AD8731 #31AD87 #8731AD

tetradic

#AD8731 #31AD49 #3157AD #AD3195

square

#AD8731 #31AD49 #3157AD #AD3195

split-complementary

#AD8731 #3195AD #4931AD

monochromatic

#4E3D16 #7D6223 #AD8731 #CDA64E #DABE7E

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.34

#AD8731 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.29

#AD8731 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AD8731

6.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD8731	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AD8731	1.00	3.34	6.29	6.29
#FFFFFF	3.34	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.29	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.29	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#988726

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A19135

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC7B75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad8731;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 135, 49);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.4% 0.112 84.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c9a96e',
    500: '#ad8731',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad8731;
$custom-light: #c9a96e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad8731",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 49
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 41.613,
    "s": 55.856,
    "l": 43.529
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64386,
    "c": 0.11169,
    "h": 84.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.26434
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD8731

secondary

#778EC3

accent

#77DF49

background

#FCFAF6

surface

#F9F4EC

border

#D2CEC7

text

#140F07

muted

#827F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD8731

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

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