#AD8E4E#AD8E4E

#AD8E4E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.288; OKLCH L 66.2% C 0.091 H 84.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.76:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AD8E4E
RGB	rgb(173, 142, 78)
HSL	hsl(40, 38%, 49%)
HSV	hsv(40, 55%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 17.9%, 54.9%, 32.2%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.59, 3.69, 38.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.59, 38.32, 84.48°)
OKLab	oklab(66.16% 0.0094 0.0904)
OKLCH	oklch(66.16% 0.091 84)
XYZ	xyz(28.2830, 28.7819, 11.2720)
Luminance	0.2878 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AD8E4E #4E6DAD

analogous

#AD5F4E #AD8E4E #9DAD4E

triadic

#AD8E4E #4EAD8E #8E4EAD

tetradic

#AD8E4E #4EAD5F #4E6DAD #AD4E9D

square

#AD8E4E #4EAD5F #4E6DAD #AD4E9D

split-complementary

#AD8E4E #4E9DAD #5F4EAD

monochromatic

#594928 #836B3B #AD8E4E #C2A977 #D5C4A1

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.11

#AD8E4E on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.76

#AD8E4E on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AD8E4E

6.76:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AD8E4E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AD8E4E	1.00	3.11	6.76	6.76
#FFFFFF	3.11	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.76	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.76	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9C8D48

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A49550

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BA847F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ad8e4e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(173, 142, 78);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.2% 0.091 84.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c8ae81',
    500: '#ad8e4e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ad8e4e;
$custom-light: #c8ae81;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ad8e4e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 173,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 78
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 40.421,
    "s": 37.849,
    "l": 49.216
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.66165,
    "c": 0.09084,
    "h": 84
  },
  "luminance": 0.2878
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AD8E4E

secondary

#95A4C2

accent

#80CE5A

background

#FCFAF8

surface

#F9F4EF

border

#D2CECA

text

#13100A

muted

#827F7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AD8E4E

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

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