#AE542D#AE542D

#AE542D is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.129 H 42.7°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE542D
RGB	rgb(174, 84, 45)
HSL	hsl(18, 59%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(18, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.7%, 74.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.35, 33.99, 39.04)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.35, 51.76, 48.95°)
OKLab	oklab(55.03% 0.0949 0.0874)
OKLCH	oklch(55.03% 0.129 42.7)
XYZ	xyz(21.1015, 15.5314, 4.3688)
Luminance	0.1553 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE542D #2D87AE

analogous

#AE2D46 #AE542D #AE952D

triadic

#AE542D #2DAE54 #542DAE

tetradic

#AE542D #46AE2D #2D87AE #952DAE

square

#AE542D #46AE2D #2D87AE #952DAE

split-complementary

#AE542D #2DAE95 #2D46AE

monochromatic

#4D2514 #7D3D20 #AE542D #D07148 #DC9779

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#AE542D on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#AE542D on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE542D

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE542D	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE542D	1.00	5.11	4.11	5.11
#FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.11	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.11	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6129

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83752B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF414B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae542d;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 84, 45);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.129 42.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd8668',
    500: '#ae542d',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae542d;
$custom-light: #cd8668;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae542d",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 45
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18.14,
    "s": 58.904,
    "l": 42.941
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55028,
    "c": 0.12902,
    "h": 42.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.15529
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE542D

secondary

#72ACC4

accent

#B3E246

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#150B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE542D

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

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