#AE6240#AE6240

#AE6240 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.181; OKLCH L 57.6% C 0.110 H 44.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE6240
RGB	rgb(174, 98, 64)
HSL	hsl(19, 46%, 47%)
HSV	hsv(19, 63%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 43.7%, 63.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.63, 27.58, 32.47)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.63, 42.60, 49.66°)
OKLab	oklab(57.61% 0.0786 0.0764)
OKLCH	oklch(57.61% 0.11 44.2)
XYZ	xyz(22.7504, 18.1066, 7.1463)
Luminance	0.1810 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE6240 #408CAE

analogous

#AE4055 #AE6240 #AE9940

triadic

#AE6240 #40AE62 #6240AE

tetradic

#AE6240 #55AE40 #408CAE #9940AE

square

#AE6240 #55AE40 #408CAE #9940AE

split-complementary

#AE6240 #40AE99 #4055AE

monochromatic

#55301F #814930 #AE6240 #C68365 #D7A792

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.54

#AE6240 on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.62

#AE6240 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AE6240

4.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE6240	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE6240	1.00	4.54	4.62	4.62
#FFFFFF	4.54	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.62	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#766C3D

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#897C3F

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE545A

Achromatopsia (no color)

#767676

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae6240;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 98, 64);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.6% 0.110 44.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb8f76',
    500: '#ae6240',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae6240;
$custom-light: #cb8f76;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae6240",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 98,
    "b": 64
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 18.545,
    "s": 46.218,
    "l": 46.667
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.57606,
    "c": 0.10962,
    "h": 44.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.18104
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE6240

secondary

#88B0C2

accent

#ADD652

background

#FDF8F7

surface

#FAF0ED

border

#D3CBC8

text

#140C08

muted

#837D7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE6240

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

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