#AE502D#AE502D

#AE502D is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.149; OKLCH L 54.4% C 0.133 H 40.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE502D
RGB	rgb(174, 80, 45)
HSL	hsl(16, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(16, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54%, 74.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.54, 36.07, 38.16)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.54, 52.51, 46.61°)
OKLab	oklab(54.41% 0.1012 0.0855)
OKLCH	oklch(54.41% 0.133 40.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.7999, 14.9281, 4.2682)
Luminance	0.1492 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE502D #2D8BAE

analogous

#AE2D4A #AE502D #AE902D

triadic

#AE502D #2DAE50 #502DAE

tetradic

#AE502D #4AAE2D #2D8BAE #902DAE

square

#AE502D #4AAE2D #2D8BAE #902DAE

split-complementary

#AE502D #2DAE90 #2D4AAE

monochromatic

#4D2314 #7D3A20 #AE502D #D06D48 #DC9479

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.27

#AE502D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

3.98

#AE502D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE502D

5.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE502D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE502D	1.00	5.27	3.98	5.27
#FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	3.98	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.27	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6A5F29

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81742B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF3C48

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae502d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 80, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.4% 0.133 40.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd8368',
    500: '#ae502d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae502d;
$custom-light: #cd8368;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae502d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.279,
    "s": 58.904,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54405,
    "c": 0.13253,
    "h": 40.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.14925
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE502D

secondary

#72AEC4

accent

#B8E246

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#150B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE502D

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

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