#AE4F27#AE4F27
#AE4F27 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.147; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.135 H 41.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE4F27 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 79, 39) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 63%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 78%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.6%, 77.6%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.28, 36.32, 40.99) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.28, 54.77, 48.46°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.19% 0.1009 0.0902) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.19% 0.135 41.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.6198, 14.7398, 3.6783) |
| Luminance | 0.1474 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 3.22
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 3.84
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 4.35
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 5.00
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 5.05
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE4F27 #2786AE
analogous
#AE2743 #AE4F27 #AE9327
triadic
#AE4F27 #27AE4F #4F27AE
tetradic
#AE4F27 #43AE27 #2786AE #9327AE
square
#AE4F27 #43AE27 #2786AE #9327AE
split-complementary
#AE4F27 #27AE93 #2743AE
monochromatic
#4A2211 #7C381C #AE4F27 #D46B3E #DF9170
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.32
#AE4F27 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.95
#AE4F27 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE4F27
5.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE4F27 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE4F27 | 1.00 | 5.32 | 3.95 | 5.32 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.32 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#695E22
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#817324
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF3A47
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae4f27; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 79, 39); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.135 41.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd8364',
500: '#ae4f27',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae4f27; $custom-light: #cd8364; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae4f27",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 79,
"b": 39
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.778,
"s": 63.38,
"l": 41.765
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54188,
"c": 0.13535,
"h": 41.8
},
"luminance": 0.14737
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE4F27
secondary
#6BABC6
accent
#B6E641
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FBEFEB
border
#D4CAC6
text
#150B05
muted
#837C7A