#AE512A#AE512A

#AE512A is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.133 H 41.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE512A
RGB	rgb(174, 81, 42)
HSL	hsl(18, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(18, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.4%, 75.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.71, 35.42, 39.91)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.71, 53.36, 48.41°)
OKLab	oklab(54.53% 0.0987 0.0886)
OKLCH	oklch(54.53% 0.133 41.9)
XYZ	xyz(20.8180, 15.0533, 3.9994)
Luminance	0.1505 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE512A #2A87AE

analogous

#AE2A45 #AE512A #AE932A

triadic

#AE512A #2AAE51 #512AAE

tetradic

#AE512A #45AE2A #2A87AE #932AAE

square

#AE512A #45AE2A #2A87AE #932AAE

split-complementary

#AE512A #2AAE93 #2A45AE

monochromatic

#4B2312 #7D3A1E #AE512A #D26D43 #DE9475

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.24

#AE512A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#AE512A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE512A

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE512A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE512A	1.00	5.24	4.01	5.24
#FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.24	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B5F25

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817428

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF3D49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae512a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 81, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.133 41.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd8466',
    500: '#ae512a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae512a;
$custom-light: #cd8466;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae512a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.727,
    "s": 61.111,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54526,
    "c": 0.13264,
    "h": 41.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15051
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE512A

secondary

#6FACC5

accent

#B5E444

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#150B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE512A

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

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