#AE522C#AE522C

#AE522C is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.131 H 41.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE522C
RGB	rgb(174, 82, 44)
HSL	hsl(18, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(18, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.9%, 74.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.93, 34.99, 39.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.93, 52.47, 48.18°)
OKLab	oklab(54.7% 0.0978 0.0874)
OKLCH	oklch(54.7% 0.131 41.8)
XYZ	xyz(20.9295, 15.2177, 4.2176)
Luminance	0.1522 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE522C #2C88AE

analogous

#AE2C47 #AE522C #AE932C

triadic

#AE522C #2CAE52 #522CAE

tetradic

#AE522C #47AE2C #2C88AE #932CAE

square

#AE522C #47AE2C #2C88AE #932CAE

split-complementary

#AE522C #2CAE93 #2C47AE

monochromatic

#4C2413 #7D3B20 #AE522C #D06F47 #DD9578

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#AE522C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#AE522C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE522C

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE522C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE522C	1.00	5.19	4.04	5.19
#FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.04	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.19	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6B6028

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82752A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF3F4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae522c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 82, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.131 41.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd8567',
    500: '#ae522c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae522c;
$custom-light: #cd8567;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae522c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.538,
    "s": 59.633,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54703,
    "c": 0.1311,
    "h": 41.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.15215
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE522C

secondary

#71ACC5

accent

#B5E345

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#150B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE522C

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

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