#AE552E#AE552E
#AE552E is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.2% C 0.128 H 42.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.07:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE552E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 85, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 58%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 74%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 51.1%, 73.6%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(46.57, 33.52, 38.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(46.57, 51.23, 49.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(55.2% 0.0936 0.087) |
| OKLCH | oklch(55.2% 0.128 42.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(21.1992, 15.6955, 4.4974) |
| Luminance | 0.1569 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 3.18
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 4.61
Burnt Sienna
#B04E0F
ΔE00 4.78
Rust
#B7410E
ΔE00 5.31
Brick Orange
#C14A09
ΔE00 5.57
Cinnamon
#AC4F06
ΔE00 6.16
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE552E #2E87AE
analogous
#AE2E47 #AE552E #AE952E
triadic
#AE552E #2EAE55 #552EAE
tetradic
#AE552E #47AE2E #2E87AE #952EAE
square
#AE552E #47AE2E #2E87AE #952EAE
split-complementary
#AE552E #2EAE95 #2E47AE
monochromatic
#4D2614 #7E3D21 #AE552E #CF734A #DC987A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
5.07
#AE552E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.14
#AE552E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE552E
5.07:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE552E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE552E | 1.00 | 5.07 | 4.14 | 5.07 |
| #FFFFFF | 5.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.14 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 5.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#6E622A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#83762C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BF434C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#6E6E6E
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae552e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 85, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(55.2% 0.128 42.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc8769',
500: '#ae552e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae552e; $custom-light: #cc8769; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae552e",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 85,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.281,
"s": 58.182,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.55198,
"c": 0.12782,
"h": 42.9
},
"luminance": 0.15693
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE552E
secondary
#74ACC4
accent
#B2E146
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FAEFEB
border
#D3CAC6
text
#150B06
muted
#837C7A