#AE5F3E#AE5F3E
#AE5F3E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.175; OKLCH L 57.1% C 0.113 H 42.8°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE5F3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 95, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 47%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 64%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 45.4%, 64.4%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(48.93, 29.08, 32.75) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(48.93, 43.80, 48.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(57.06% 0.0829 0.0767) |
| OKLCH | oklch(57.06% 0.113 42.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(22.4191, 17.5333, 6.7601) |
| Luminance | 0.1753 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.54
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 4.94
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 5.13
Sienna
#A0522D
ΔE00 5.15
Terra Cotta
#C9643B
ΔE00 6.09
Terracotta (survey)
#CA6641
ΔE00 6.39
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE5F3E #3E8DAE
analogous
#AE3E55 #AE5F3E #AE973E
triadic
#AE5F3E #3EAE5F #5F3EAE
tetradic
#AE5F3E #55AE3E #3E8DAE #973EAE
square
#AE5F3E #55AE3E #3E8DAE #973EAE
split-complementary
#AE5F3E #3EAE97 #3E55AE
monochromatic
#542E1E #81462E #AE5F3E #C78062 #D7A48F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.66
#AE5F3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.51
#AE5F3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#FFFFFF on #AE5F3E
4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE5F3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##FFFFFF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE5F3E | 1.00 | 4.66 | 4.51 | 4.66 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
| #000000 | 4.51 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 21.00 |
| ##FFFFFF | 4.66 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#746A3B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#877B3D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE5057
Achromatopsia (no color)
#747474
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae5f3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 95, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(57.1% 0.113 42.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb8d74',
500: '#ae5f3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae5f3e; $custom-light: #cb8d74; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae5f3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 95,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 17.679,
"s": 47.458,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5706,
"c": 0.11295,
"h": 42.8
},
"luminance": 0.17531
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE5F3E
secondary
#86B0C2
accent
#AFD751
background
#FDF8F7
surface
#FAF0ED
border
#D3CBC8
text
#140C08
muted
#837D7B