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#AD5710 Color

#AD5710 is rgb(173, 87, 16) in RGB, hsl(27, 83%, 37%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 50%, 91%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Windsor Tan (#A75502), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.01. White text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD5710
HEX#AD5710
RGBrgb(173, 87, 16)
HSLhsl(27, 83%, 37%)
HSVhsv(27, 91%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 50%, 91%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(55.1% 0.135 52.5)
LABlab(47.19% 33.02 52.27)
LCHlch(47.19% 61.83 57.72)

What #AD5710 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AD5710, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#AD5710 Channel Values

How #AD5710 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 173 · G 87 · B 168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 27° · S 83% · L 37%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 27° · S 91% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 50% · Y 91% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance5.06:1 vs white · 4.15:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD5710 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text5.06:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
Fails AABlack text4.15:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AD5710 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AD5710

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD5710; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AD5710

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AD5710.

How #AD5710 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AD5710
Protanopia#6C6C0C
Protanomaly#8B640E
Deuteranopia#7C7C00
Deuteranomaly#926F00
Tritanopia#AF5252
Tritanomaly#AE5441
Achromatopsia#6E6E6E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD5710 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ad5710: #AD5710;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD5710;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad5710': '#AD5710' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.341, blue: 0.063)
Android XML<color name="color_ad5710">#AD5710</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD5710"

More Brown Colors

#AD5710 sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AD5710 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD5710?

#AD5710 is a dark brown — rgb(173, 87, 16) in RGB and hsl(27, 83%, 37%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Windsor Tan (#A75502), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.01.

What is the RGB value of #AD5710?

#AD5710 is rgb(173, 87, 16) — red 173, green 87, and blue 16 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD5710?

#AD5710 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 50%, 91%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD5710 be black or white?

White text is the more readable choice. #AD5710 scores 5.06:1 against white and 4.15:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD5710 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD5710 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is chocolate (#D2691E) at a CIE76 distance of 12.48, which is visibly different.

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