#AE502A#AE502A

#AE502A is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.134 H 41.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.28:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE502A
RGB	rgb(174, 80, 42)
HSL	hsl(17, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(17, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54%, 75.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.50, 35.93, 39.70)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.50, 53.54, 47.85°)
OKLab	oklab(54.37% 0.1003 0.0882)
OKLCH	oklch(54.37% 0.134 41.3)
XYZ	xyz(20.7442, 14.9058, 3.9748)
Luminance	0.1490 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE502A #2A88AE

analogous

#AE2A46 #AE502A #AE922A

triadic

#AE502A #2AAE50 #502AAE

tetradic

#AE502A #46AE2A #2A88AE #922AAE

square

#AE502A #46AE2A #2A88AE #922AAE

split-complementary

#AE502A #2AAE92 #2A46AE

monochromatic

#4B2312 #7D391E #AE502A #D26C43 #DE9375

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.28

#AE502A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#AE502A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE502A

5.28:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE502A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE502A	1.00	5.28	3.98	5.28
#FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.28	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A5F25

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817428

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF3C48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae502a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 80, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.134 41.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd8366',
    500: '#ae502a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae502a;
$custom-light: #cd8366;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae502a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.273,
    "s": 61.111,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54372,
    "c": 0.13352,
    "h": 41.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.14903
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE502A

secondary

#6FACC5

accent

#B6E444

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FBEFEB

border

#D4CAC6

text

#150B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE502A

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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