#AE6238#AE6238

#AE6238 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.180; OKLCH L 57.5% C 0.113 H 48.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.60:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE6238
RGB	rgb(174, 98, 56)
HSL	hsl(21, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(21, 68%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43.7%, 67.8%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.52, 27.06, 36.73)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.52, 45.62, 53.62°)
OKLab	oklab(57.49% 0.0757 0.0845)
OKLCH	oklch(57.49% 0.113 48.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.5389, 18.0220, 6.0322)
Luminance	0.1802 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE6238 #3884AE

analogous

#AE3849 #AE6238 #AE9D38

triadic

#AE6238 #38AE62 #6238AE

tetradic

#AE6238 #49AE38 #3884AE #9D38AE

square

#AE6238 #49AE38 #3884AE #9D38AE

split-complementary

#AE6238 #38AE9D #3849AE

monochromatic

#512E1A #804829 #AE6238 #CA8159 #D9A588

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.56

#AE6238 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.60

#AE6238 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AE6238

4.60:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE6238	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE6238	1.00	4.56	4.60	4.60
#FFFFFF	4.56	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.60	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#776B34

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897C37

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE5358

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae6238;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 98, 56);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.5% 0.113 48.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb8f70',
    500: '#ae6238',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae6238;
$custom-light: #cb8f70;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae6238",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 56
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 21.356,
    "s": 51.304,
    "l": 45.098
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57494,
    "c": 0.11347,
    "h": 48.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.1802
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE6238

secondary

#7FABC3

accent

#A8DB4D

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAF0EC

border

#D3CBC7

text

#140C07

muted

#837D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE6238

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

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