#AE5C3E#AE5C3E
#AE5C3E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.170; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.116 H 40.5°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE5C3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 92, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(16, 47%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(16, 64%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 47.1%, 64.4%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.26, 30.71, 31.95) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.26, 44.32, 46.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.55% 0.0879 0.075) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.55% 0.116 40.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.1540, 17.0032, 6.6718) |
| Luminance | 0.1700 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.89
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.96
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 6.04
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 6.10
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.62
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.81
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE5C3E #3E90AE
analogous
#AE3E58 #AE5C3E #AE943E
triadic
#AE5C3E #3EAE5C #5C3EAE
tetradic
#AE5C3E #58AE3E #3E90AE #943EAE
square
#AE5C3E #58AE3E #3E90AE #943EAE
split-complementary
#AE5C3E #3EAE94 #3E58AE
monochromatic
#542C1E #81442E #AE5C3E #C77D62 #D7A28F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.77
#AE5C3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.40
#AE5C3E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE5C3E
4.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE5C3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE5C3E | 1.00 | 4.77 | 4.40 | 4.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.40 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#72683B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#86793D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE4D55
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae5c3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 92, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.116 40.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb8b74',
500: '#ae5c3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae5c3e; $custom-light: #cb8b74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae5c3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 92,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.071,
"s": 47.458,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56554,
"c": 0.1155,
"h": 40.5
},
"luminance": 0.17001
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE5C3E
secondary
#86B2C2
accent
#B3D751
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FAF0ED
border
#D3CBC8
text
#140C08
muted
#837D7B