#AE5D3E#AE5D3E
#AE5D3E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.172; OKLCH L 56.7% C 0.115 H 41.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE5D3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 93, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(17, 47%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(17, 64%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 46.6%, 64.4%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.48, 30.17, 32.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.48, 44.14, 46.88°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.72% 0.0862 0.0756) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.72% 0.115 41.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2412, 17.1776, 6.7008) |
| Luminance | 0.1718 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.73
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.98
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 5.71
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.72
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.42
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.64
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE5D3E #3E8FAE
analogous
#AE3E57 #AE5D3E #AE953E
triadic
#AE5D3E #3EAE5D #5D3EAE
tetradic
#AE5D3E #57AE3E #3E8FAE #953EAE
square
#AE5D3E #57AE3E #3E8FAE #953EAE
split-complementary
#AE5D3E #3EAE95 #3E57AE
monochromatic
#542D1E #81452E #AE5D3E #C77E62 #D7A38F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.74
#AE5D3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.43
#AE5D3E on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE5D3E
4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE5D3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE5D3E | 1.00 | 4.74 | 4.43 | 4.74 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.43 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#72683B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#867A3D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE4E56
Achromatopsia (no color)
#737373
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae5d3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 93, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(56.7% 0.115 41.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb8c74',
500: '#ae5d3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae5d3e; $custom-light: #cb8c74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae5d3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 93,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 16.607,
"s": 47.458,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56721,
"c": 0.11463,
"h": 41.2
},
"luminance": 0.17175
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE5D3E
secondary
#86B1C2
accent
#B2D751
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FAF0ED
border
#D3CBC8
text
#140C08
muted
#837D7B