#AE542E#AE542E

#AE542E is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.155; OKLCH L 55.0% C 0.129 H 42.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE542E
RGB	rgb(174, 84, 46)
HSL	hsl(18, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(18, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.7%, 73.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.36, 34.04, 38.52)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.36, 51.41, 48.53°)
OKLab	oklab(55.04% 0.0952 0.0866)
OKLCH	oklch(55.04% 0.129 42.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.1210, 15.5392, 4.4714)
Luminance	0.1554 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE542E #2E88AE

analogous

#AE2E48 #AE542E #AE942E

triadic

#AE542E #2EAE54 #542EAE

tetradic

#AE542E #48AE2E #2E88AE #942EAE

square

#AE542E #48AE2E #2E88AE #942EAE

split-complementary

#AE542E #2EAE94 #2E48AE

monochromatic

#4D2514 #7E3D21 #AE542E #CF724A #DC977A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.11

#AE542E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.11

#AE542E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE542E

5.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE542E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE542E	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)

#6D622A

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#83752C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF414C

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae542e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 84, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.0% 0.129 42.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8668',
    500: '#ae542e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae542e;
$custom-light: #cc8668;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae542e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 84,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.813,
    "s": 58.182,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55039,
    "c": 0.12867,
    "h": 42.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.15537
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE542E

secondary

#74ACC4

accent

#B3E146

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#150B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE542E

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

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