#AE5534#AE5534

#AE5534 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.157; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.126 H 40.4°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE5534
RGB	rgb(174, 85, 52)
HSL	hsl(16, 54%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(16, 70%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 51.1%, 70.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.64, 33.83, 35.60)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.64, 49.11, 46.46°)
OKLab	oklab(55.27% 0.0956 0.0814)
OKLCH	oklch(55.27% 0.126 40.4)
XYZ	xyz(21.3258, 15.7462, 5.1644)
Luminance	0.1574 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE5534 #348DAE

analogous

#AE3450 #AE5534 #AE9234

triadic

#AE5534 #34AE55 #5534AE

tetradic

#AE5534 #50AE34 #348DAE #9234AE

square

#AE5534 #50AE34 #348DAE #9234AE

split-complementary

#AE5534 #34AE92 #3450AE

monochromatic

#502718 #7F3E26 #AE5534 #CC7453 #DA9A83

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.06

#AE5534 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.15

#AE5534 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE5534

5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE5534	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE5534	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)

#6D6230

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837632

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF434E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6E6E6E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae5534;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 85, 52);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.126 40.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc876d',
    500: '#ae5534',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae5534;
$custom-light: #cc876d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae5534",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 85,
    "b": 52
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.23,
    "s": 53.982,
    "l": 44.314
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55271,
    "c": 0.12561,
    "h": 40.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.15744
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE5534

secondary

#7BB0C3

accent

#B6DD4A

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAEFEB

border

#D3CAC6

text

#150B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE5534

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

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