#AE5B3D#AE5B3D
#AE5B3D is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.168; OKLCH L 56.4% C 0.117 H 40.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.81:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE5B3D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 91, 61) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 48%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 65%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 47.7%, 64.9%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.03, 31.18, 32.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.03, 44.85, 45.95°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.37% 0.0891 0.0755) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.37% 0.117 40.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.0408, 16.8202, 6.4999) |
| Luminance | 0.1682 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.80
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.16
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 6.29
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.30
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.75
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.96
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE5B3D #3D90AE
analogous
#AE3D57 #AE5B3D #AE933D
triadic
#AE5B3D #3DAE5B #5B3DAE
tetradic
#AE5B3D #57AE3D #3D90AE #933DAE
square
#AE5B3D #57AE3D #3D90AE #933DAE
split-complementary
#AE5B3D #3DAE93 #3D57AE
monochromatic
#532C1D #81432D #AE5B3D #C87C61 #D7A18E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.81
#AE5B3D on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.36
#AE5B3D on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE5B3D
4.81:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE5B3D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE5B3D | 1.00 | 4.81 | 4.36 | 4.81 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.36 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.81 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#71673A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#85793C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE4B54
Achromatopsia (no color)
#727272
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae5b3d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 91, 61); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.4% 0.117 40.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb8b73',
500: '#ae5b3d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae5b3d; $custom-light: #cb8b73; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae5b3d",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 91,
"b": 61
},
"hsl": {
"h": 15.929,
"s": 48.085,
"l": 46.078
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56372,
"c": 0.11679,
"h": 40.3
},
"luminance": 0.16818
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE5B3D
secondary
#85B2C2
accent
#B4D850
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FAF0ED
border
#D3CBC8
text
#140C08
muted
#837D7B