Color

#AD5F00

Warm brown. Nearest reference color: Windsor tan.

RGB

0–255

173

CMYK

0–100%

45.09%

100%

32.16%

RGB describes how #AD5F00 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 173, green 95 and blue 0.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 0%, magenta 45.09%, yellow 100% and black 32.16%.

HSL values

H 32.95° S 100% L 33.92%

In the HSL color model, #AD5F00 has a hue of 32.95°, 100% saturation and 33.92% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#AD5F00 is a medium, warm brown with moderate chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Medium
Chroma: Moderate

Color formats

Copy #AD5F00 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #AD5F00

RGB rgb(173, 95, 0)

HSL hsl(32.95 100% 33.92%)

OKLCH oklch(0.564502 0.132919 59.5921)

CSS --color: #AD5F00;

Tints of #AD5F00

Tints are lighter variations of #AD5F00. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#FFEADA #FFC08D #ED9A52 #CD7C31 #AD5F00

Shades of #AD5F00

Shades are darker variations of #AD5F00. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#AD5F00 #804500 #562C00 #2F1600 #0D0400

Tones of #AD5F00

Tones reduce the chroma of #AD5F00, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#AD5F00 #A2652F #976B47 #8B6F59 #7F736A

Tonal range of #AD5F00

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #AD5F00 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#FFEADA #FFC08D #ED9A52 #CD7C31 #AD5F00 #804500 #562C00 #2F1600 #0D0400

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #FFEADA;
    --color-200: #FFC08D;
    --color-300: #ED9A52;
    --color-400: #CD7C31;
    --color-500: #AD5F00;
    --color-600: #804500;
    --color-700: #562C00;
    --color-800: #2F1600;
    --color-900: #0D0400;
}

Colors that go with #AD5F00

Color harmonies for #AD5F00 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#AD5F00 #007EB9

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#B75345 #AD5F00 #907100

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#AD5F00 #008978 #8261B8

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#AD5F00 #008595 #576FC3

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#AD5F00 #2D8B49 #007EB9 #A0569B

CSS gradients with #AD5F00

These gradients show how #AD5F00 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#AD5F00 #C48755 #D9AF8E #ECD6C6 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #AD5F00, #C48755, #D9AF8E, #ECD6C6, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#AD5F00 #753E00 #412000 #130600 #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #AD5F00, #753E00, #412000, #130600, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#AD5F00 #B6505D #9F579A #6F69BE #007EB9

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #AD5F00, #B6505D, #9F579A, #6F69BE, #007EB9);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #AD5F00. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

4.76:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Black text

4.41:1

AA normal Fail AA large Pass AAA normal Fail

Recommended text color: #FFFFFF . Relative luminance: 0.1707 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #AD5F00 as the background.

background-color: #AD5F00;
color: #FFFFFF;

Using #AD5F00 in design

See how #AD5F00 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#AD5F00 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #AD5F00 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#FFC08D

#AD5F00

#2F1600

Colors similar to #AD5F00

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #AD5F00, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#C7772B #8C4C00 #A06735 #B25A20 #A36600 #BF662F #935C00

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #AD5F00 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #776800 Deuteranopia #897A00 Tritanopia #BE4D50

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #AD5F00 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 21.3279
Y: 17.0712
Z: 2.1719

CIELAB

L*: 48.3496
a*: 26.4675
b*: 56.707

OKLab

L: 0.564502
a: 0.067277
b: 0.114635

OKLCH

L: 0.564502
C: 0.132919
H: 59.5921°