#ad5e17

Color #ad5e17

A vivid, highly saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Chocolate #d2691e · ΔE 13.84 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-700 #a65f00 · ΔE 3.9

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Conversions

HEX

#ad5e17

RGB

rgb(173, 94, 23)

HSL

hsl(28.4, 76.5%, 38.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(28.4, 86.7%, 67.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 45.7%, 86.7%, 32.2%)

LAB

lab(48.2, 27.41, 50.58)

LCH

lch(48.2, 57.53, 61.55)

OKLCH

oklch(56.4%, 0.1286, 56)

HWB

hwb(28.4, 9%, 32.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1766ad

Analogous

#ad171b

#ad5e17

#ada917

Triadic

#ad5e17

#17ad5e

#5e17ad

Split-complementary

#ad5e17

#17ada9

#171bad

Tetradic

#ad5e17

#66ad17

#1766ad

#5e17ad

Square

#ad5e17

#1bad17

#1766ad

#a917ad

Shades

Color #ad5e17 mixed toward black.

#904e13

#733f0f

#562f0c

#3a1f08

#1d1004

Tints

Color #ad5e17 mixed toward white.

#db771d

#e69246

#edad74

#f3c9a3

#f9e4d1

Tones

Color #ad5e17 mixed toward gray.

#a05f23

#945f30

#87603c

#7b6149

#6e6155

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.78:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.39:1

White text reads better on this background (4.78:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#929133 · ΔE 28.2

Deuteranopia

#969b38 · ΔE 31.3

Tritanopia

#aa4144 · ΔE 21.8

Achromatopsia

#727272 · ΔE 25.3

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ad5e17;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ad5e17]

Related colors

Peach Puff #ffdab9

Sandy Brown #f4a460

Peru #cd853f

Linen #faf0e6

Chocolate #d2691e

Saddle Brown #8b4513

Frequently asked questions

#ad5e17 (#ad5e17) is rgb(173, 94, 23) in RGB.

No, #ad5e17 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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