#AE603E#AE603E

#AE603E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.177; OKLCH L 57.2% C 0.112 H 43.6°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE603E
RGB	rgb(174, 96, 62)
HSL	hsl(18, 47%, 46%)
HSV	hsv(18, 64%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 44.8%, 64.4%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.15, 28.54, 33.01)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.15, 43.64, 49.16°)
OKLab	oklab(57.23% 0.0812 0.0773)
OKLCH	oklch(57.23% 0.112 43.6)
XYZ	xyz(22.5097, 17.7146, 6.7903)
Luminance	0.1771 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE603E #3E8CAE

analogous

#AE3E54 #AE603E #AE983E

triadic

#AE603E #3EAE60 #603EAE

tetradic

#AE603E #54AE3E #3E8CAE #983EAE

square

#AE603E #54AE3E #3E8CAE #983EAE

split-complementary

#AE603E #3EAE98 #3E54AE

monochromatic

#542E1E #81472E #AE603E #C78162 #D7A58F

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.62

#AE603E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.54

#AE603E on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE603E

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE603E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE603E	1.00	4.62	4.54	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.54	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.62	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#756A3B

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#887B3D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE5158

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae603e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 96, 62);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.2% 0.112 43.6);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb8e74',
    500: '#ae603e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae603e;
$custom-light: #cb8e74;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae603e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 96,
    "b": 62
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18.214,
    "s": 47.458,
    "l": 46.275
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57231,
    "c": 0.11212,
    "h": 43.6
  },
  "luminance": 0.17712
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE603E

secondary

#86B0C2

accent

#AED751

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAF0ED

border

#D3CBC8

text

#140C08

muted

#837D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE603E

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

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