#AE512B#AE512B

#AE512B is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.132 H 41.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE512B
RGB	rgb(174, 81, 43)
HSL	hsl(17, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(17, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.4%, 75.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.72, 35.46, 39.40)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.72, 53.01, 48.01°)
OKLab	oklab(54.54% 0.099 0.0878)
OKLCH	oklch(54.54% 0.132 41.6)
XYZ	xyz(20.8361, 15.0606, 4.0948)
Luminance	0.1506 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE512B #2B88AE

analogous

#AE2B46 #AE512B #AE932B

triadic

#AE512B #2BAE51 #512BAE

tetradic

#AE512B #46AE2B #2B88AE #932BAE

square

#AE512B #46AE2B #2B88AE #932BAE

split-complementary

#AE512B #2BAE93 #2B46AE

monochromatic

#4C2313 #7D3A1F #AE512B #D16E45 #DD9476

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#AE512B on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#AE512B on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE512B

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE512B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE512B	1.00	5.23	4.01	5.23
#FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.01	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.23	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B5F26

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#817429

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF3D49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae512b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 81, 43);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.132 41.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd8466',
    500: '#ae512b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae512b;
$custom-light: #cd8466;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae512b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 43
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.405,
    "s": 60.369,
    "l": 42.549
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54537,
    "c": 0.13231,
    "h": 41.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15058
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE512B

secondary

#70ACC5

accent

#B5E444

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#150B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE512B

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

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