Light Brown Color
Light Brown is a orange color with hex code #AD8150. This page covers its meaning, all color values, harmonies, colors that go with light brown, shades, tints, similar colors, CSS examples, FAQs, and WCAG contrast ratios.
Light Brown Color Values
What Does Light Brown Mean?
Light Brown belongs to the orange family of colors. Orange splits the difference between red's urgency and yellow's cheer. Food brands live here because warm oranges read as appetizing, and autumn design would be lost without them. As a rule of thumb, orange feels friendlier than red and louder than yellow. Light Brown sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
In the ISCC-NBS color naming system, Light Brown is classified as a brown (nearest centroid: light brown, #A67B5B).
Color Harmonies
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Colors That Go With Light Brown
Light Brown and #507CAF are complements, parked opposite each other on the wheel. Together they hit maximum contrast, so a rough 70/30 split keeps the pairing from shouting.
Analogous neighbors — #AF5350 and #ACAF50, which sit beside light brown on the wheel. Pairings like this feel calm and settled, which suits backgrounds and gradients.
For an energetic three-color palette, pair light brown with triadic partners #50AF83 and #8350AF. All three sit evenly spaced around the wheel, so the scheme stays lively without clashing.
Build and test these combinations in our Color Wheel Tool or check text readability with the Contrast Checker.
Tints and Shades
Tints (lighter)
Shades (darker)
Similar Colors
- Tan Brown —
#AB7E4C(Delta E 1) - McKenzie —
#AF8751(Delta E 3) - Coffee —
#A6814C(Delta E 4) - Puce —
#A57E52(Delta E 4) - Muddy Waters —
#B78E5C(Delta E 5)
CSS Examples
.text { color: #AD8150; }
.background { background-color: #AD8150; }
.border { border: 2px solid #AD8150; }
.shadow { box-shadow: 0 4px 6px #AD815040; }WCAG Contrast
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for light brown?
Light Brown has the hex code #AD8150. In RGB notation it is rgb(173, 129, 80), in HSL it is hsl(32, 37%, 50%), and its OKLCH value is 0.635, 0.085, 68.3.
What does the color light brown mean?
Orange-family colors like light brown carry distinct psychological associations. Light Brown belongs to the orange family of colors. Orange splits the difference between red's urgency and yellow's cheer. Food brands live here because warm oranges read as appetizing, and autumn design would be lost without them. As a rule of thumb, orange feels friendlier than red and louder than yellow. Light Brown sits at a mid-lightness, which keeps it readable on both white and black without much fuss.
What colors go with light brown?
Light Brown has three easy routes: its complement #507CAF for punch, its neighbors #AF5350 and #ACAF50 for something calmer, or triadic partners #50AF83 and #8350AF when you want energy.
Is light brown a standard web color?
No — Light Brown is not a CSS keyword. Use its hex value #AD8150 or any RGB/HSL equivalent in your stylesheets.
How do I make light brown lighter or darker?
To lighten light brown, add white to create tints; to darken it, add black to create shades. The tints and shades table above shows five computed steps of each, from #F2EBE3 (lightest tint) to #1C150D (darkest shade).
About Light Brown
Light Brown is classified as a Brown in the ISCC-NBS color naming system, within the Orange hue family. It has The color is recognized by XKCD.
Use our Color Converter to convert #AD8150 to any other color format, or explore the Color Wheel to find harmonious color combinations.