Light Brown #AD8150
Light Brown is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange with hex code #AD8150 and RGB rgb(173, 129, 80).
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Black text reads best on this color (6.03:1).
About this color
#AD8150 is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.085 and its hue 68°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. It is the named color Light Brown. Black text reads best on it, at 6.03:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.085) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Light Brown |
| Black text | 6.03:1 |
| White text | 3.48:1 |
Colors that go with Light Brown
Matches found by rotating Light Brown around the OKLCH hue wheel, each labelled with the closest name in our list.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Color palettes with Light Brown
Curated color palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.06 (OKLab) of Light Brown, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight named colors closest to Light Brown, with their ΔE distance.
- Tan Brown #AB7E4C ΔE 0.009
- Coffee #A6814C ΔE 0.013
- Puce #A57E52 ΔE 0.017
- Dark Tan #AF884A ΔE 0.022
- Dark Sand #A88F59 ΔE 0.036
- Leather #AC7434 ΔE 0.037
- Clay Brown #B2713D ΔE 0.039
- Mocha #9D7651 ΔE 0.043
More about Light Brown
How to make Light Brown
A starting recipe from common paint colors, found with a spectral paint model (the color mixer’s paint mode). Real pigments vary, so mix a small test batch and adjust.
- 3 parts brown
- 2 parts white
- 1 part pink
Recipe result: #B17E50, a difference of ΔE 0.009 from Light Brown. That is very close: most people will not see the difference.
Codes for Light Brown in every format
| HEX | #AD8150 |
| RGB | rgb(173, 129, 80) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 37%, 50%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.5% 0.085 68.3) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #AD8150 | 3.48:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #AD8150 | 6.03:1 | AA | Lc 41.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #AD8150 text on white | 3.48:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #AD8150 text on black | 6.03:1 | AA | Lc -39.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Shades and tints of Light Brown
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F8F5F1
oklch(97.1% 0.006 75.4)
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Step 100
100
#EFE9E1
oklch(93.7% 0.013 75.4)
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Step 200
200
#E4D7C9
oklch(88.6% 0.024 69.6)
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Step 300
300
#D3BCA4
oklch(80.8% 0.042 68.4)
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Step 400
400
#BD9974
oklch(70.7% 0.066 67.2)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#AD8150
oklch(63.5% 0.085 68.3)
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Step 600
600
#976832
oklch(55.6% 0.093 67.6)
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Step 700
700
#815724
oklch(49.2% 0.087 68.4)
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Step 800
800
#684720
oklch(42.6% 0.071 68.4)
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Step 900
900
#553C1F
oklch(37.7% 0.056 68.8)
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Step 950
950
#322313
oklch(27% 0.035 67.2)
Light Brown with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #90834C | 0.048 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9A8E51 | 0.044 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #BA7775 | 0.067 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #898989 | 0.085 |
Use Light Brown in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.