#AE4D2B#AE4D2B
#AE4D2B is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.145; OKLCH L 53.9% C 0.136 H 39.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.39:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE4D2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 77, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.7%, 75.3%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(44.92, 37.50, 38.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(44.92, 53.79, 45.79°) |
| OKLab | oklab(53.93% 0.1053 0.0859) |
| OKLCH | oklch(53.93% 0.136 39.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.5475, 14.4835, 3.9986) |
| Luminance | 0.1448 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 3.78
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.32
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.44
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 5.98
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 6.17
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.17
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE4D2B #2B8CAE
analogous
#AE2B4A #AE4D2B #AE8F2B
triadic
#AE4D2B #2BAE4D #4D2BAE
tetradic
#AE4D2B #4AAE2B #2B8CAE #8F2BAE
square
#AE4D2B #4AAE2B #2B8CAE #8F2BAE
split-complementary
#AE4D2B #2BAE8F #2B4AAE
monochromatic
#4C2213 #7D371F #AE4D2B #D16945 #DD9176
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.39
#AE4D2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.90
#AE4D2B on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE4D2B
5.39:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE4D2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE4D2B | 1.00 | 5.39 | 3.90 | 5.39 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.39 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#685D27
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#7F7228
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF3846
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6A6A6A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae4d2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 77, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(53.9% 0.136 39.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd8166',
500: '#ae4d2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae4d2b; $custom-light: #cd8166; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae4d2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 77,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.573,
"s": 60.369,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.53929,
"c": 0.13589,
"h": 39.2
},
"luminance": 0.14481
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE4D2B
secondary
#70AFC5
accent
#BAE444
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBEFEB
border
#D4CAC6
text
#150A06
muted
#837C7A