#AE512F#AE512F
#AE512F is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.151; OKLCH L 54.6% C 0.131 H 40.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE512F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 81, 47) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 57%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 73%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 53.4%, 73%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(45.76, 35.65, 37.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(45.76, 51.62, 46.32°) |
| OKLab | oklab(54.58% 0.1003 0.0842) |
| OKLCH | oklch(54.58% 0.131 40) |
| XYZ | xyz(20.9131, 15.0914, 4.5004) |
| Luminance | 0.1509 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 3.50
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.00
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 5.95
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 6.24
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 6.24
Rust (survey)
#A83C09
ΔE00 6.28
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE512F #2F8CAE
analogous
#AE2F4C #AE512F #AE902F
triadic
#AE512F #2FAE51 #512FAE
tetradic
#AE512F #4CAE2F #2F8CAE #902FAE
square
#AE512F #4CAE2F #2F8CAE #902FAE
split-complementary
#AE512F #2FAE90 #2F4CAE
monochromatic
#4E2415 #7E3B22 #AE512F #CF6F4C #DC957C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.23
#AE512F on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.02
#AE512F on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE512F
5.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE512F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE512F | 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)
#6A602B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#81742D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF3E49
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6C6C6C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae512f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 81, 47); /* oklch */ color: oklch(54.6% 0.131 40.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cd8469',
500: '#ae512f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae512f; $custom-light: #cd8469; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae512f",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 81,
"b": 47
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.063,
"s": 57.466,
"l": 43.333
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.54582,
"c": 0.13097,
"h": 40
},
"luminance": 0.15089
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE512F
secondary
#75AFC4
accent
#B8E147
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FAEFEB
border
#D3CAC6
text
#150B06
muted
#837C7A