#AE4F2C#AE4F2C
#AE4F2C is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.148; OKLCH L 54.2% C 0.134 H 40.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.31:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE4F2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 79, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 54.6%, 74.7%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.32, 36.53, 38.46) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.32, 53.05, 46.47°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.24% 0.1025 0.086) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.24% 0.134 40) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.7082, 14.7751, 4.1438) |
| Luminance | 0.1477 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 3.50
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 4.47
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 5.67
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 5.70
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 5.97
Burnt Umber
#A0450E
ΔE00 6.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE4F2C #2C8BAE
analogous
#AE2C4A #AE4F2C #AE902C
triadic
#AE4F2C #2CAE4F #4F2CAE
tetradic
#AE4F2C #4AAE2C #2C8BAE #902CAE
square
#AE4F2C #4AAE2C #2C8BAE #902CAE
split-complementary
#AE4F2C #2CAE90 #2C4AAE
monochromatic
#4C2313 #7D3920 #AE4F2C #D06C47 #DD9378
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.31
#AE4F2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
3.95
#AE4F2C on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE4F2C
5.31:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE4F2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE4F2C | 1.00 | 5.31 | 3.95 | 5.31 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 3.95 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.31 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#695E28
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#80732A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF3B47
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6B6B6B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae4f2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 79, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.2% 0.134 40.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd8367',
500: '#ae4f2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae4f2c; $custom-light: #cd8367; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae4f2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 79,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.154,
"s": 59.633,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54241,
"c": 0.13376,
"h": 40
},
"luminance": 0.14772
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE4F2C
secondary
#71AEC5
accent
#B8E345
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FAEFEB
border
#D3CAC6
text
#150B06
muted
#837C7A