#AE642E#AE642E

#AE642E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.183; OKLCH L 57.7% C 0.117 H 53.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.66:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE642E
RGB	rgb(174, 100, 46)
HSL	hsl(25, 58%, 43%)
HSV	hsv(25, 74%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 42.5%, 73.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(49.87, 25.40, 42.27)
CIE-LCH	lch(49.87, 49.32, 59.00°)
OKLab	oklab(57.73% 0.0691 0.0946)
OKLCH	oklch(57.73% 0.117 53.9)
XYZ	xyz(22.5078, 18.3127, 4.9336)
Luminance	0.1831 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE642E #2E78AE

analogous

#AE2E38 #AE642E #AEA42E

triadic

#AE642E #2EAE64 #642EAE

tetradic

#AE642E #38AE2E #2E78AE #A42EAE

square

#AE642E #38AE2E #2E78AE #A42EAE

split-complementary

#AE642E #2EAEA4 #2E38AE

monochromatic

#4D2C14 #7E4821 #AE642E #CF824A #DCA47A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.50

#AE642E on #FFFFFF

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

4.66

#AE642E on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AE642E

4.66:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE642E	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE642E	1.00	4.50	4.66	4.66
#FFFFFF	4.50	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	4.66	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#7A6C28

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#8B7D2E

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE5458

Achromatopsia (no color)

#777777

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae642e;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 100, 46);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(57.7% 0.117 53.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cc9169',
    500: '#ae642e',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae642e;
$custom-light: #cc9169;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae642e",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 100,
    "b": 46
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 25.313,
    "s": 58.182,
    "l": 43.137
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.5773,
    "c": 0.11712,
    "h": 53.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.1831
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE642E

secondary

#74A2C4

accent

#A0E146

background

#FDF8F6

surface

#FAF0EB

border

#D3CBC6

text

#140C06

muted

#837D7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE642E

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

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