#AE512D#AE512D

#AE512D is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.132 H 40.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE512D
RGB	rgb(174, 81, 45)
HSL	hsl(17, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(17, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.4%, 74.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.74, 35.55, 38.37)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.74, 52.31, 47.18°)
OKLab	oklab(54.56% 0.0997 0.086)
OKLCH	oklch(54.56% 0.132 40.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.8737, 15.0756, 4.2928)
Luminance	0.1507 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE512D #2D8AAE

analogous

#AE2D4A #AE512D #AE912D

triadic

#AE512D #2DAE51 #512DAE

tetradic

#AE512D #4AAE2D #2D8AAE #912DAE

square

#AE512D #4AAE2D #2D8AAE #912DAE

split-complementary

#AE512D #2DAE91 #2D4AAE

monochromatic

#4D2414 #7D3A20 #AE512D #D06E48 #DC9579

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#AE512D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.01

#AE512D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE512D

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE512D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE512D	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)

#6B6029

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81742B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF3D49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae512d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 81, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.132 40.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd8468',
    500: '#ae512d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae512d;
$custom-light: #cd8468;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae512d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.744,
    "s": 58.904,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54559,
    "c": 0.13164,
    "h": 40.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15073
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE512D

secondary

#72AEC4

accent

#B6E246

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#150B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE512D

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

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