#AE451E#AE451E

#AE451E is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.133; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.147 H 39.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE451E
RGB	rgb(174, 69, 30)
HSL	hsl(16, 71%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(16, 83%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 82.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.29, 40.95, 43.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.29, 59.71, 46.70°)
OKLab	oklab(52.66% 0.1136 0.0929)
OKLCH	oklch(52.66% 0.147 39.3)
XYZ	xyz(19.8202, 13.3514, 2.7615)
Luminance	0.1335 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE451E #1E87AE

analogous

#AE1E3F #AE451E #AE8D1E

triadic

#AE451E #1EAE45 #451EAE

tetradic

#AE451E #3FAE1E #1E87AE #8D1EAE

square

#AE451E #3FAE1E #1E87AE #8D1EAE

split-complementary

#AE451E #1EAE8D #1E3FAE

monochromatic

#461C0C #7A3015 #AE451E #DB5D2E #E48662

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#AE451E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#AE451E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE451E

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE451E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE451E	1.00	5.72	3.67	5.72
#FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.67	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.72	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#635818

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D6F1A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C02B3D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae451e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 69, 30);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.147 39.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7c5d',
    500: '#ae451e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae451e;
$custom-light: #ce7c5d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae451e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 30
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.25,
    "s": 70.588,
    "l": 40
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52656,
    "c": 0.14669,
    "h": 39.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.13349
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE451E

secondary

#5FACC9

accent

#BDED3A

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEEE9

border

#D4C9C5

text

#150A04

muted

#837C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE451E

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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