#AE5533#AE5533

#AE5533 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.126 H 40.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE5533
RGB	rgb(174, 85, 51)
HSL	hsl(17, 55%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(17, 71%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.1%, 70.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.63, 33.77, 36.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.63, 49.46, 46.94°)
OKLab	oklab(55.26% 0.0953 0.0824)
OKLCH	oklch(55.26% 0.126 40.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.3036, 15.7373, 5.0471)
Luminance	0.1573 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE5533 #338CAE

analogous

#AE334F #AE5533 #AE9333

triadic

#AE5533 #33AE55 #5533AE

tetradic

#AE5533 #4FAE33 #338CAE #9333AE

square

#AE5533 #4FAE33 #338CAE #9333AE

split-complementary

#AE5533 #33AE93 #334FAE

monochromatic

#4F2717 #7F3E25 #AE5533 #CC7452 #DA9A81

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#AE5533 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#AE5533 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE5533

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE5533	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE5533	1.00	5.06	4.15	5.06
#FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.15	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.06	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D622F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837631

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF434D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae5533;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 85, 51);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.126 40.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc876c',
    500: '#ae5533',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae5533;
$custom-light: #cc876c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae5533",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 51
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.585,
    "s": 54.667,
    "l": 44.118
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55259,
    "c": 0.12598,
    "h": 40.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.15735
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE5533

secondary

#79AFC3

accent

#B5DE4A

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#150B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE5533

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

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