#AE542C#AE542C

#AE542C is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.129 H 43.0°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE542C
RGB	rgb(174, 84, 44)
HSL	hsl(18, 60%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(18, 75%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.7%, 74.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.34, 33.95, 39.55)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.34, 52.12, 49.36°)
OKLab	oklab(55.02% 0.0946 0.0883)
OKLCH	oklch(55.02% 0.129 43)
XYZ	xyz(21.0825, 15.5238, 4.2686)
Luminance	0.1552 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE542C #2C86AE

analogous

#AE2C45 #AE542C #AE952C

triadic

#AE542C #2CAE54 #542CAE

tetradic

#AE542C #45AE2C #2C86AE #952CAE

square

#AE542C #45AE2C #2C86AE #952CAE

split-complementary

#AE542C #2CAE95 #2C45AE

monochromatic

#4C2513 #7D3C20 #AE542C #D07147 #DD9778

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.12

#AE542C on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.10

#AE542C on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE542C

5.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE542C	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE542C	1.00	5.12	4.10	5.12
#FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.10	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.12	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6127

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83752A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF414B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae542c;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 84, 44);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.129 43.0);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd8667',
    500: '#ae542c',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae542c;
$custom-light: #cd8667;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae542c",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 44
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18.462,
    "s": 59.633,
    "l": 42.745
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55017,
    "c": 0.12938,
    "h": 43
  },
  "luminance": 0.15521
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE542C

secondary

#71ABC5

accent

#B2E345

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#150B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE542C

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

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