#AD8740#AD8740

#AD8740 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.266; OKLCH L 64.5% C 0.100 H 81.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD8740
RGB	rgb(173, 135, 64)
HSL	hsl(39, 46%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(39, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 22%, 63%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.59, 6.47, 42.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.59, 43.38, 81.42°)
OKLab	oklab(64.54% 0.0158 0.099)
OKLCH	oklch(64.54% 0.1 81)
XYZ	xyz(26.8244, 26.5841, 8.5679)
Luminance	0.2658 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD8740 #4066AD

analogous

#AD5140 #AD8740 #9DAD40

triadic

#AD8740 #40AD87 #8740AD

tetradic

#AD8740 #40AD51 #4066AD #AD409D

square

#AD8740 #40AD51 #4066AD #AD409D

split-complementary

#AD8740 #409DAD #5140AD

monochromatic

#54411F #80642F #AD8740 #C6A464 #D6BE91

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.32

#AD8740 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.32

#AD8740 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AD8740

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD8740	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AD8740	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)

#978739

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A09142

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB7C77

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad8740;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 135, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.5% 0.100 81.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c9a977',
    500: '#ad8740',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad8740;
$custom-light: #c9a977;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad8740",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 39.083,
    "s": 45.992,
    "l": 46.471
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6454,
    "c": 0.10028,
    "h": 81
  },
  "luminance": 0.26582
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD8740

secondary

#879CC2

accent

#80D652

background

#FCFAF7

surface

#F9F4ED

border

#D2CEC8

text

#140F09

muted

#827F7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD8740

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

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