#AE532C#AE532C

#AE532C is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.154; OKLCH L 54.9% C 0.130 H 42.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.16:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE532C
RGB	rgb(174, 83, 44)
HSL	hsl(18, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(18, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 52.3%, 74.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.14, 34.47, 39.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.14, 52.29, 48.77°)
OKLab	oklab(54.86% 0.0962 0.0878)
OKLCH	oklch(54.86% 0.13 42.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.0055, 15.3696, 4.2429)
Luminance	0.1537 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE532C #2C87AE

analogous

#AE2C46 #AE532C #AE942C

triadic

#AE532C #2CAE53 #532CAE

tetradic

#AE532C #46AE2C #2C87AE #942CAE

square

#AE532C #46AE2C #2C87AE #942CAE

split-complementary

#AE532C #2CAE94 #2C46AE

monochromatic

#4C2413 #7D3C20 #AE532C #D07047 #DD9678

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.16

#AE532C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.07

#AE532C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE532C

5.16:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE532C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE532C	1.00	5.16	4.07	5.16
#FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.07	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.16	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6C6127

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#82752A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF404B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6D6D6D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae532c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 83, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(54.9% 0.130 42.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd8567',
    500: '#ae532c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae532c;
$custom-light: #cd8567;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae532c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 83,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18,
    "s": 59.633,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.54859,
    "c": 0.13023,
    "h": 42.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15367
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE532C

secondary

#71ACC5

accent

#B3E345

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#150B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE532C

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

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