#AE562E#AE562E

#AE562E is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.4% C 0.127 H 43.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.04:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE562E
RGB	rgb(174, 86, 46)
HSL	hsl(19, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(19, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.6%, 73.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.78, 32.99, 38.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.78, 51.06, 49.76°)
OKLab	oklab(55.36% 0.092 0.0875)
OKLCH	oklch(55.36% 0.127 43.6)
XYZ	xyz(21.2785, 15.8541, 4.5238)
Luminance	0.1585 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE562E #2E86AE

analogous

#AE2E46 #AE562E #AE962E

triadic

#AE562E #2EAE56 #562EAE

tetradic

#AE562E #46AE2E #2E86AE #962EAE

square

#AE562E #46AE2E #2E86AE #962EAE

split-complementary

#AE562E #2EAE96 #2E46AE

monochromatic

#4D2614 #7E3E21 #AE562E #CF744A #DC997A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.04

#AE562E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.17

#AE562E on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE562E

5.04:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE562E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE562E	1.00	5.04	4.17	5.04
#FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.17	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.04	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6E6329

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#84762C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF444D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae562e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 86, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.4% 0.127 43.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8769',
    500: '#ae562e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae562e;
$custom-light: #cc8769;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae562e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18.75,
    "s": 58.182,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55359,
    "c": 0.12698,
    "h": 43.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.15852
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE562E

secondary

#74ABC4

accent

#B1E146

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAF0EB

border

#D3CBC6

text

#150B06

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE562E

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

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