#AE5F37#AE5F37
#AE5F37 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 57.0% C 0.116 H 46.2°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.68:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE5F37 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 95, 55) |
| HSL | hsl(20, 52%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(20, 68%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.4%, 68.4%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.84, 28.64, 36.48) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.84, 46.38, 51.87°) |
| OKLab | oklab(56.96% 0.0803 0.0838) |
| OKLCH | oklch(56.96% 0.116 46.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.2392, 17.4614, 5.8129) |
| Luminance | 0.1746 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 3.99
Sienna (survey)
#A9561E
ΔE00 4.70
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 4.92
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 5.34
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.36
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 5.91
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE5F37 #3786AE
analogous
#AE374B #AE5F37 #AE9A37
triadic
#AE5F37 #37AE5F #5F37AE
tetradic
#AE5F37 #4BAE37 #3786AE #9A37AE
square
#AE5F37 #4BAE37 #3786AE #9A37AE
split-complementary
#AE5F37 #37AE9A #374BAE
monochromatic
#512C1A #7F4628 #AE5F37 #CA7E58 #D9A286
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.68
#AE5F37 on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.49
#AE5F37 on #000000
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE5F37
4.68:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE5F37 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE5F37 | 1.00 | 4.68 | 4.49 | 4.68 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.49 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.68 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#756933
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#887B36
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE4F56
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae5f37; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 95, 55); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.0% 0.116 46.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb8d6f',
500: '#ae5f37',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae5f37; $custom-light: #cb8d6f; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae5f37",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 95,
"b": 55
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.168,
"s": 51.965,
"l": 44.902
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.56963,
"c": 0.11611,
"h": 46.2
},
"luminance": 0.17459
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE5F37
secondary
#7EACC3
accent
#ABDB4C
background
#FDF8F6
surface
#FAF0EC
border
#D3CBC7
text
#140C07
muted
#837D7A