#AE5638#AE5638

#AE5638 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.159; OKLCH L 55.5% C 0.123 H 39.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE5638
RGB	rgb(174, 86, 56)
HSL	hsl(15, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(15, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 50.6%, 67.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(46.90, 33.53, 33.69)
CIE-LCH	lch(46.90, 47.53, 45.14°)
OKLab	oklab(55.48% 0.0955 0.0779)
OKLCH	oklch(55.48% 0.123 39.2)
XYZ	xyz(21.4991, 15.9423, 5.6856)
Luminance	0.1594 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE5638 #3890AE

analogous

#AE3855 #AE5638 #AE9138

triadic

#AE5638 #38AE56 #5638AE

tetradic

#AE5638 #55AE38 #3890AE #9138AE

square

#AE5638 #55AE38 #3890AE #9138AE

split-complementary

#AE5638 #38AE91 #3855AE

monochromatic

#51281A #803F29 #AE5638 #CA7659 #D99C88

Accessibility & contrast

On white

5.01

#AE5638 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.19

#AE5638 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE5638

5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE5638	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE5638	1.00	5.01	4.19	5.01
#FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.19	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	5.01	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#6D6335

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#837736

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE454F

Achromatopsia (no color)

#6F6F6F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae5638;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 86, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(55.5% 0.123 39.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc876f',
    500: '#ae5638',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae5638;
$custom-light: #cc876f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae5638",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 86,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 15.254,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55485,
    "c": 0.12324,
    "h": 39.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1594
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE5638

secondary

#7FB2C3

accent

#B7DB4D

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAF0EC

border

#D3CBC7

text

#140B07

muted

#837C7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE5638

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

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