#AE4D2A#AE4D2A
#AE4D2A is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.136 H 39.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE4D2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 77, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 76%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.7%, 75.9%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.91, 37.46, 39.07) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.91, 54.13, 46.20°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.92% 0.105 0.0868) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.92% 0.136 39.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.5294, 14.4763, 3.9032) |
| Luminance | 0.1447 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 3.68
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.14
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.28
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 5.71
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 5.95
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 5.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE4D2A #2A8BAE
analogous
#AE2A49 #AE4D2A #AE8F2A
triadic
#AE4D2A #2AAE4D #4D2AAE
tetradic
#AE4D2A #49AE2A #2A8BAE #8F2AAE
square
#AE4D2A #49AE2A #2A8BAE #8F2AAE
split-complementary
#AE4D2A #2AAE8F #2A49AE
monochromatic
#4B2112 #7D371E #AE4D2A #D26943 #DE9175
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.39
#AE4D2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.89
#AE4D2A on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE4D2A
5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE4D2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE4D2A | 1.00 | 5.39 | 3.89 | 5.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.89 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#685D26
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#807227
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF3845
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae4d2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 77, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.136 39.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd8165',
500: '#ae4d2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae4d2a; $custom-light: #cd8165; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae4d2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 77,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.909,
"s": 61.111,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53918,
"c": 0.13619,
"h": 39.6
},
"luminance": 0.14474
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE4D2A
secondary
#6FAEC5
accent
#BAE444
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBEFEB
border
#D4CAC6
text
#150A06
muted
#837C7A