#AE512E#AE512E

#AE512E is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.131 H 40.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE512E
RGB	rgb(174, 81, 46)
HSL	hsl(16, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(16, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 53.4%, 73.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.75, 35.60, 37.85)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.75, 51.97, 46.76°)
OKLab	oklab(54.57% 0.1 0.0851)
OKLCH	oklch(54.57% 0.131 40.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.8932, 15.0834, 4.3954)
Luminance	0.1508 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE512E #2E8BAE

analogous

#AE2E4B #AE512E #AE912E

triadic

#AE512E #2EAE51 #512EAE

tetradic

#AE512E #4BAE2E #2E8BAE #912EAE

square

#AE512E #4BAE2E #2E8BAE #912EAE

split-complementary

#AE512E #2EAE91 #2E4BAE

monochromatic

#4D2414 #7E3A21 #AE512E #CF6E4A #DC957A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.23

#AE512E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.02

#AE512E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE512E

5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE512E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE512E	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)

#6A602A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#81742C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF3E49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6C6C6C

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae512e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 81, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.131 40.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd8468',
    500: '#ae512e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae512e;
$custom-light: #cd8468;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae512e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 81,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.406,
    "s": 58.182,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5457,
    "c": 0.1313,
    "h": 40.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15081
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE512E

secondary

#74AEC4

accent

#B7E146

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#150B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE512E

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

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