#AE522A#AE522A

#AE522A is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.132 H 42.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.20:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE522A
RGB	rgb(174, 82, 42)
HSL	hsl(18, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(18, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.9%, 75.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.91, 34.90, 40.12)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.91, 53.18, 48.98°)
OKLab	oklab(54.68% 0.0971 0.0891)
OKLCH	oklch(54.68% 0.132 42.5)
XYZ	xyz(20.8928, 15.2030, 4.0243)
Luminance	0.1520 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE522A #2A86AE

analogous

#AE2A44 #AE522A #AE942A

triadic

#AE522A #2AAE52 #522AAE

tetradic

#AE522A #44AE2A #2A86AE #942AAE

square

#AE522A #44AE2A #2A86AE #942AAE

split-complementary

#AE522A #2AAE94 #2A44AE

monochromatic

#4B2412 #7D3B1E #AE522A #D26F43 #DE9575

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.20

#AE522A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#AE522A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE522A

5.20:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE522A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE522A	1.00	5.20	4.04	5.20
#FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.20	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6025

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#827528

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF3E49

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae522a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 82, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.132 42.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd8566',
    500: '#ae522a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae522a;
$custom-light: #cd8566;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae522a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18.182,
    "s": 61.111,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54681,
    "c": 0.13178,
    "h": 42.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.152
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE522A

secondary

#6FABC5

accent

#B4E444

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#150B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE522A

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

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