#AE5938#AE5938

#AE5938 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.164; OKLCH L 56.0% C 0.121 H 41.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE5938
RGB	rgb(174, 89, 56)
HSL	hsl(17, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(17, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 48.9%, 67.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(47.54, 31.94, 34.43)
CIE-LCH	lch(47.54, 46.97, 47.15°)
OKLab	oklab(55.97% 0.0906 0.0796)
OKLCH	oklch(55.97% 0.121 41.3)
XYZ	xyz(21.7436, 16.4315, 5.7671)
Luminance	0.1643 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE5938 #388DAE

analogous

#AE3852 #AE5938 #AE9438

triadic

#AE5938 #38AE59 #5938AE

tetradic

#AE5938 #52AE38 #388DAE #9438AE

square

#AE5938 #52AE38 #388DAE #9438AE

split-complementary

#AE5938 #38AE94 #3852AE

monochromatic

#512A1A #804129 #AE5938 #CA7959 #D99E88

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.90

#AE5938 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.29

#AE5938 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE5938

4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE5938	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE5938	1.00	4.90	4.29	4.90
#FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.29	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.90	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#706535

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#847837

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE4851

Achromatopsia (no color)

#717171

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae5938;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 89, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.0% 0.121 41.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8970',
    500: '#ae5938',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae5938;
$custom-light: #cc8970;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae5938",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 89,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 16.78,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.55971,
    "c": 0.12055,
    "h": 41.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.16429
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE5938

secondary

#7FB0C3

accent

#B3DB4D

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAF0EC

border

#D3CBC7

text

#140C07

muted

#837D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE5938

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

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