#AE6138#AE6138

#AE6138 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.178; OKLCH L 57.3% C 0.114 H 47.3°. Best body text is #FFFFFF at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE6138
RGB	rgb(174, 97, 56)
HSL	hsl(21, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(21, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 44.3%, 67.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.30, 27.60, 36.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.30, 45.74, 52.88°)
OKLab	oklab(57.32% 0.0774 0.084)
OKLCH	oklch(57.32% 0.114 47.3)
XYZ	xyz(22.4459, 17.8360, 6.0012)
Luminance	0.1783 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE6138 #3885AE

analogous

#AE384A #AE6138 #AE9C38

triadic

#AE6138 #38AE61 #6138AE

tetradic

#AE6138 #4AAE38 #3885AE #9C38AE

square

#AE6138 #4AAE38 #3885AE #9C38AE

split-complementary

#AE6138 #38AE9C #384AAE

monochromatic

#512D1A #804729 #AE6138 #CA8059 #D9A488

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.60

#AE6138 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.57

#AE6138 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#FFFFFF on #AE6138

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE6138	#FFFFFF	#000000	##FFFFFF
##AE6138	1.00	4.60	4.57	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00
#000000	4.57	21.00	1.00	21.00
##FFFFFF	4.60	1.00	21.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#766B34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897C37

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE5258

Achromatopsia (no color)

#757575

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae6138;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 97, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.3% 0.114 47.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb8f70',
    500: '#ae6138',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae6138;
$custom-light: #cb8f70;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae6138",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 97,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 20.847,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5732,
    "c": 0.11418,
    "h": 47.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.17834
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE6138

secondary

#7FABC3

accent

#AADB4D

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAF0EC

border

#D3CBC7

text

#140C07

muted

#837D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE6138

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

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