#AE603A#AE603A

#AE603A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.114 H 45.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.63:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE603A
RGB	rgb(174, 96, 58)
HSL	hsl(20, 50%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(20, 67%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 44.8%, 66.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.10, 28.28, 35.15)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.10, 45.11, 51.19°)
OKLab	oklab(57.17% 0.0798 0.0814)
OKLCH	oklch(57.17% 0.114 45.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.4040, 17.6723, 6.2334)
Luminance	0.1767 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE603A #3A88AE

analogous

#AE3A4E #AE603A #AE9A3A

triadic

#AE603A #3AAE60 #603AAE

tetradic

#AE603A #4EAE3A #3A88AE #9A3AAE

square

#AE603A #4EAE3A #3A88AE #9A3AAE

split-complementary

#AE603A #3AAE9A #3A4EAE

monochromatic

#522D1B #80472B #AE603A #C9805C #D8A48A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.63

#AE603A on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.53

#AE603A on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE603A

4.63:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE603A	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE603A	1.00	4.63	4.53	4.63
#FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.53	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.63	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#756A36

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887B39

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE5157

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae603a;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 96, 58);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.114 45.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb8e71',
    500: '#ae603a',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae603a;
$custom-light: #cb8e71;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae603a",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 58
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 19.655,
    "s": 50,
    "l": 45.49
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57174,
    "c": 0.11398,
    "h": 45.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.1767
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE603A

secondary

#81ADC2

accent

#ACDA4E

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAF0EC

border

#D3CBC7

text

#140C08

muted

#837D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE603A

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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