#AE451F#AE451F

#AE451F is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.134; OKLCH L 52.7% C 0.146 H 39.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE451F
RGB	rgb(174, 69, 31)
HSL	hsl(16, 70%, 40%)
HSV	hsv(16, 82%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 60.3%, 82.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(43.30, 40.98, 42.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(43.30, 59.40, 46.37°)
OKLab	oklab(52.66% 0.1138 0.0922)
OKLCH	oklch(52.66% 0.146 39)
XYZ	xyz(19.8332, 13.3566, 2.8298)
Luminance	0.1335 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE451F #1F88AE

analogous

#AE1F41 #AE451F #AE8C1F

triadic

#AE451F #1FAE45 #451FAE

tetradic

#AE451F #41AE1F #1F88AE #8C1FAE

square

#AE451F #41AE1F #1F88AE #8C1FAE

split-complementary

#AE451F #1FAE8C #1F41AE

monochromatic

#461C0C #7A3016 #AE451F #DA5D30 #E38664

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.72

#AE451F on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.67

#AE451F on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE451F

5.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE451F	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE451F	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)

#635819

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7D6F1B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#C02B3D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#666666

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae451f;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 69, 31);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(52.7% 0.146 39.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#ce7c5e',
    500: '#ae451f',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae451f;
$custom-light: #ce7c5e;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae451f",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 69,
    "b": 31
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 15.944,
    "s": 69.756,
    "l": 40.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.52664,
    "c": 0.14646,
    "h": 39
  },
  "luminance": 0.13354
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE451F

secondary

#60ADC8

accent

#BDED3B

background

#FDF7F5

surface

#FBEEE9

border

#D4C9C5

text

#150A04

muted

#837C79

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE451F

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

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