#AE512C#AE512C

#AE512C is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 54.5% C 0.132 H 41.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE512C
RGB	rgb(174, 81, 44)
HSL	hsl(17, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(17, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.4%, 74.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.73, 35.51, 38.89)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.73, 52.66, 47.60°)
OKLab	oklab(54.55% 0.0993 0.0869)
OKLCH	oklch(54.55% 0.132 41.2)
XYZ	xyz(20.8546, 15.0680, 4.1926)
Luminance	0.1507 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE512C #2C89AE

analogous

#AE2C48 #AE512C #AE922C

triadic

#AE512C #2CAE51 #512CAE

tetradic

#AE512C #48AE2C #2C89AE #922CAE

square

#AE512C #48AE2C #2C89AE #922CAE

split-complementary

#AE512C #2CAE92 #2C48AE

monochromatic

#4C2413 #7D3A20 #AE512C #D06E47 #DD9478

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#AE512C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#AE512C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE512C

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE512C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE512C	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)

#6B5F28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81742A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF3D49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae512c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 81, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.5% 0.132 41.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd8467',
    500: '#ae512c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae512c;
$custom-light: #cd8467;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae512c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.077,
    "s": 59.633,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54548,
    "c": 0.13197,
    "h": 41.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.15065
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE512C

secondary

#71ADC5

accent

#B6E345

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#150B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE512C

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

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