#AE6A2B#AE6A2B
#AE6A2B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.195; OKLCH L 58.8% C 0.116 H 59.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.90:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE6A2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 106, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.1%, 75.3%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.25, 21.93, 45.14) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.25, 50.18, 64.09°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.78% 0.0582 0.1001) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.78% 0.116 59.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0475, 19.4835, 4.8319) |
| Luminance | 0.1948 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 3.28
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 3.43
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 3.76
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 4.14
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 4.22
Orangey Brown
#B16002
ΔE00 4.26
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE6A2B #2B6FAE
analogous
#AE2B2D #AE6A2B #AEAC2B
triadic
#AE6A2B #2BAE6A #6A2BAE
tetradic
#AE6A2B #2DAE2B #2B6FAE #AC2BAE
square
#AE6A2B #2DAE2B #2B6FAE #AC2BAE
split-complementary
#AE6A2B #2BAEAC #2B2DAE
monochromatic
#4C2E13 #7D4C1F #AE6A2B #D18845 #DDA876
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.29
#AE6A2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.90
#AE6A2B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE6A2B
4.90:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE6A2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE6A2B | 1.00 | 4.29 | 4.90 | 4.90 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.29 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.90 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7F7123
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F802B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE5B5D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae6a2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 106, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.8% 0.116 59.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc9568',
500: '#ae6a2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae6a2b; $custom-light: #cc9568; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae6a2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 106,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.855,
"s": 60.369,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58782,
"c": 0.11577,
"h": 59.8
},
"luminance": 0.19481
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE6A2B
secondary
#709CC5
accent
#97E444
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF1EB
border
#D3CBC6
text
#140D06
muted
#837E7A