#AE562A#AE562A

#AE562A is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.158; OKLCH L 55.3% C 0.128 H 45.1°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE562A
RGB	rgb(174, 86, 42)
HSL	hsl(20, 61%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(20, 76%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.6%, 75.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.74, 32.80, 40.99)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.74, 52.50, 51.33°)
OKLab	oklab(55.32% 0.0907 0.0909)
OKLCH	oklch(55.32% 0.128 45.1)
XYZ	xyz(21.2033, 15.8240, 4.1278)
Luminance	0.1582 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE562A #2A82AE

analogous

#AE2A40 #AE562A #AE982A

triadic

#AE562A #2AAE56 #562AAE

tetradic

#AE562A #40AE2A #2A82AE #982AAE

square

#AE562A #40AE2A #2A82AE #982AAE

split-complementary

#AE562A #2AAE98 #2A40AE

monochromatic

#4B2512 #7D3E1E #AE562A #D27343 #DE9875

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#AE562A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.16

#AE562A on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE562A

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE562A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE562A	1.00	5.04	4.16	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.16	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6F6325

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847628

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF434D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae562a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 86, 42);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.3% 0.128 45.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cd8766',
    500: '#ae562a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae562a;
$custom-light: #cd8766;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae562a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 42
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20,
    "s": 61.111,
    "l": 42.353
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55316,
    "c": 0.12846,
    "h": 45.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.15821
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE562A

secondary

#6FA8C5

accent

#AFE444

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAF0EB

border

#D3CBC6

text

#150B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE562A

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

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