#AE522D#AE522D

#AE522D is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.152; OKLCH L 54.7% C 0.131 H 41.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.19:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE522D
RGB	rgb(174, 82, 45)
HSL	hsl(17, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(17, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.9%, 74.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(45.94, 35.04, 38.59)
CIE-LCH	lch(45.94, 52.12, 47.77°)
OKLab	oklab(54.71% 0.0981 0.0865)
OKLCH	oklch(54.71% 0.131 41.4)
XYZ	xyz(20.9485, 15.2253, 4.3178)
Luminance	0.1522 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE522D #2D89AE

analogous

#AE2D49 #AE522D #AE922D

triadic

#AE522D #2DAE52 #522DAE

tetradic

#AE522D #49AE2D #2D89AE #922DAE

square

#AE522D #49AE2D #2D89AE #922DAE

split-complementary

#AE522D #2DAE92 #2D49AE

monochromatic

#4D2414 #7D3B20 #AE522D #D06F48 #DC9679

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.19

#AE522D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.04

#AE522D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE522D

5.19:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE522D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE522D	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)

#6B6029

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82752B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF3F4A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae522d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 82, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.7% 0.131 41.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd8568',
    500: '#ae522d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae522d;
$custom-light: #cd8568;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae522d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 82,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.209,
    "s": 58.904,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54714,
    "c": 0.13075,
    "h": 41.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15223
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE522D

secondary

#72ADC4

accent

#B5E246

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#150B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE522D

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

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