#AE4E24#AE4E24
#AE4E24 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.146; OKLCH L 54.0% C 0.137 H 42.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE4E24 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 78, 36) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 66%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 79%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 55.2%, 79.3%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.05, 36.71, 42.26) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.05, 55.98, 49.02°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.01% 0.1016 0.0921) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.01% 0.137 42.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.5005, 14.5775, 3.4029) |
| Luminance | 0.1457 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 3.33
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 3.49
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 3.89
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 4.74
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 4.74
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 4.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE4E24 #2484AE
analogous
#AE243F #AE4E24 #AE9324
triadic
#AE4E24 #24AE4E #4E24AE
tetradic
#AE4E24 #3FAE24 #2484AE #9324AE
square
#AE4E24 #3FAE24 #2484AE #9324AE
split-complementary
#AE4E24 #24AE93 #243FAE
monochromatic
#49210F #7B371A #AE4E24 #D66939 #E18F6C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.36
#AE4E24 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.91
#AE4E24 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE4E24
5.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE4E24 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE4E24 | 1.00 | 5.36 | 3.91 | 5.36 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#695D1E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#807321
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF3945
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae4e24; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 78, 36); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.0% 0.137 42.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd8262',
500: '#ae4e24',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae4e24; $custom-light: #cd8262; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae4e24",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 78,
"b": 36
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.261,
"s": 65.714,
"l": 41.176
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54008,
"c": 0.13715,
"h": 42.2
},
"luminance": 0.14575
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE4E24
secondary
#67AAC7
accent
#B5E93F
background
#FDF8F5
surface
#FBEFEA
border
#D4CAC6
text
#150B05
muted
#837C79