#AE5E26#AE5E26

#AE5E26 is a mid, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.171; OKLCH L 56.6% C 0.124 H 51.9°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.74:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE5E26
RGB	rgb(174, 94, 38)
HSL	hsl(25, 64%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(25, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 46%, 78.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(48.44, 28.33, 44.66)
CIE-LCH	lch(48.44, 52.89, 57.61°)
OKLab	oklab(56.61% 0.0766 0.0978)
OKLCH	oklch(56.61% 0.124 51.9)
XYZ	xyz(21.8101, 17.1465, 3.9944)
Luminance	0.1714 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE5E26 #2676AE

analogous

#AE2632 #AE5E26 #AEA226

triadic

#AE5E26 #26AE5E #5E26AE

tetradic

#AE5E26 #32AE26 #2676AE #A226AE

square

#AE5E26 #32AE26 #2676AE #A226AE

split-complementary

#AE5E26 #26AEA2 #2632AE

monochromatic

#4A2810 #7C431B #AE5E26 #D57B3D #E09D6F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.74

#AE5E26 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.43

#AE5E26 on #000000

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE5E26

4.74:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE5E26	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE5E26	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)

#75681F

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887A25

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BF4D52

Achromatopsia (no color)

#737373

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae5e26;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 94, 38);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(56.6% 0.124 51.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc8c64',
    500: '#ae5e26',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae5e26;
$custom-light: #cc8c64;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae5e26",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 94,
    "b": 38
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 24.706,
    "s": 64.151,
    "l": 41.569
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.56608,
    "c": 0.12424,
    "h": 51.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.17144
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE5E26

secondary

#6AA0C6

accent

#A3E741

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAF0EB

border

#D3CBC6

text

#150C06

muted

#837D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE5E26

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