#AE503E#AE503E

#AE503E is a mid, vivid red. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.127 H 32.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE503E
RGB	rgb(174, 80, 62)
HSL	hsl(10, 47%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(10, 64%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 54%, 64.4%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.75, 37.03, 28.90)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.75, 46.98, 37.97°)
OKLab	oklab(54.64% 0.1074 0.0682)
OKLCH	oklch(54.64% 0.127 32.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.1956, 15.0864, 6.3523)
Luminance	0.1508 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	red

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE503E #3E9CAE

analogous

#AE3E64 #AE503E #AE883E

triadic

#AE503E #3EAE50 #503EAE

tetradic

#AE503E #64AE3E #3E9CAE #883EAE

square

#AE503E #64AE3E #3E9CAE #883EAE

split-complementary

#AE503E #3EAE88 #3E64AE

monochromatic

#54271E #813B2E #AE503E #C77262 #D79B8F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#AE503E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#AE503E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE503E

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE503E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE503E	1.00	5.23	4.02	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.02	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#68603C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#7F743C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE3E4C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae503e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 80, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.127 32.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8473',
    500: '#ae503e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae503e;
$custom-light: #cc8473;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae503e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 80,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 9.643,
    "s": 47.458,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54639,
    "c": 0.12721,
    "h": 32.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15084
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE503E

secondary

#86B8C2

accent

#C1D751

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAEFED

border

#D3CAC8

text

#140B08

muted

#837C7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE503E

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

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