#AE4A1F#AE4A1F
#AE4A1F is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.140; OKLCH L 53.4% C 0.142 H 41.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.53:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE4A1F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 74, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 70%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 82%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 57.5%, 82.2%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.23, 38.54, 43.87) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.23, 58.39, 48.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.37% 0.1064 0.0941) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.37% 0.142 41.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.1538, 13.9979, 2.9367) |
| Luminance | 0.1399 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 2.68
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 3.77
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 3.84
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 3.96
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 4.29
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 4.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE4A1F #1F83AE
analogous
#AE1F3B #AE4A1F #AE911F
triadic
#AE4A1F #1FAE4A #4A1FAE
tetradic
#AE4A1F #3BAE1F #1F83AE #911FAE
square
#AE4A1F #3BAE1F #1F83AE #911FAE
split-complementary
#AE4A1F #1FAE91 #1F3BAE
monochromatic
#461E0C #7A3416 #AE4A1F #DA6330 #E38A64
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.53
#AE4A1F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.80
#AE4A1F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE4A1F
5.53:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE4A1F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE4A1F | 1.00 | 5.53 | 3.80 | 5.53 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.80 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#665B19
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F711B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF3341
Achromatopsia (no color)
#696969
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae4a1f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 74, 31); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.4% 0.142 41.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ce7f5e',
500: '#ae4a1f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae4a1f; $custom-light: #ce7f5e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae4a1f",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 74,
"b": 31
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.042,
"s": 69.756,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53372,
"c": 0.14202,
"h": 41.5
},
"luminance": 0.13995
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE4A1F
secondary
#60A9C8
accent
#B7ED3B
background
#FDF7F5
surface
#FBEEE9
border
#D4C9C5
text
#150A04
muted
#837C79