#AD8B4E#AD8B4E

#AD8B4E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.279; OKLCH L 65.5% C 0.089 H 80.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.58:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD8B4E
RGB	rgb(173, 139, 78)
HSL	hsl(39, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(39, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 19.7%, 54.9%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(59.80, 5.35, 37.19)
CIE-LCH	lch(59.80, 37.57, 81.82°)
OKLab	oklab(65.55% 0.0143 0.0883)
OKLCH	oklch(65.55% 0.089 80.8)
XYZ	xyz(27.8426, 27.9012, 11.1252)
Luminance	0.2790 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD8B4E #4E70AD

analogous

#AD5B4E #AD8B4E #A0AD4E

triadic

#AD8B4E #4EAD8B #8B4EAD

tetradic

#AD8B4E #4EAD5B #4E70AD #AD4EA0

square

#AD8B4E #4EAD5B #4E70AD #AD4EA0

split-complementary

#AD8B4E #4EA0AD #5B4EAD

monochromatic

#594728 #83693B #AD8B4E #C2A777 #D5C2A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.19

#AD8B4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.58

#AD8B4E on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AD8B4E

6.58:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD8B4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AD8B4E	1.00	3.19	6.58	6.58
#FFFFFF	3.19	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.58	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.58	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#998B49

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A19450

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA817D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#909090

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad8b4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 139, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(65.5% 0.089 80.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c8ac81',
    500: '#ad8b4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad8b4e;
$custom-light: #c8ac81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad8b4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 139,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 38.526,
    "s": 37.849,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65545,
    "c": 0.0894,
    "h": 80.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.279
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD8B4E

secondary

#95A5C2

accent

#83CE5A

background

#FCFAF7

surface

#F9F4EE

border

#D2CEC9

text

#13100A

muted

#827F7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD8B4E

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

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