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#AD640B Color

#AD640B is rgb(173, 100, 11) in RGB, hsl(33, 88%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 42%, 94%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Brown (#B5651D), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.09. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AD640B
HEX#AD640B
RGBrgb(173, 100, 11)
HSLhsl(33, 88%, 36%)
HSVhsv(33, 94%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 42%, 94%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(57.4% 0.129 62)
LABlab(50.04% 26.22 55.43)
LCHlch(50.04% 61.32 64.69)

What #AD640B 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 #AD640B, 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.

#AD640B Channel Values

How #AD640B 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 100 · B 118-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 33° · S 88% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 33° · S 94% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 42% · Y 94% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.56:1 vs white · 4.6:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AD640B 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 text4.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.6:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AD640B in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AD640B

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AD640B; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #AD640B

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 #AD640B.

How #AD640B 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#AD640B
Protanopia#757507
Protanomaly#8F6E08
Deuteranopia#828200
Deuteranomaly#957700
Tritanopia#B05E5E
Tritanomaly#AF604A
Achromatopsia#767676

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AD640B in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ad640b: #AD640B;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AD640B;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ad640b': '#AD640B' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.678, green: 0.392, blue: 0.043)
Android XML<color name="color_ad640b">#AD640B</color>
SVG fillfill="#AD640B"

More Brown Colors

#AD640B sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AD640B Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AD640B?

#AD640B is a dark brown — rgb(173, 100, 11) in RGB and hsl(33, 88%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Brown (#B5651D), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.09.

What is the RGB value of #AD640B?

#AD640B is rgb(173, 100, 11) — red 173, green 100, and blue 11 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AD640B?

#AD640B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 42%, 94%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AD640B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AD640B scores 4.56:1 against white and 4.6:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AD640B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AD640B 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 peru (#CD853F) at a CIE76 distance of 14.27, which is visibly different.

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