#AE6A4C#AE6A4C
#AE6A4C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.198; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.098 H 44.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.97:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE6A4C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 106, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 39%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 56%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 39.1%, 56.3%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.65, 24.08, 28.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.65, 37.10, 49.52°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.22% 0.0699 0.0681) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.22% 0.098 44.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.9157, 19.8308, 9.4043) |
| Luminance | 0.1983 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 2.62
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.51
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 4.77
Brownish
#9C6D57
ΔE00 5.16
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 5.36
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 6.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE6A4C #4C90AE
analogous
#AE4C5F #AE6A4C #AE9B4C
triadic
#AE6A4C #4CAE6A #6A4CAE
tetradic
#AE6A4C #5FAE4C #4C90AE #9B4CAE
square
#AE6A4C #5FAE4C #4C90AE #9B4CAE
split-complementary
#AE6A4C #4CAE9B #4C5FAE
monochromatic
#593627 #835039 #AE6A4C #C38C75 #D5B09F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.23
#AE6A4C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.97
#AE6A4C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE6A4C
4.97:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE6A4C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE6A4C | 1.00 | 4.23 | 4.97 | 4.97 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.23 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.97 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7C7249
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8C814B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD5E63
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae6a4c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 106, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.098 44.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca957e',
500: '#ae6a4c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae6a4c; $custom-light: #ca957e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae6a4c",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 106,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.367,
"s": 39.2,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59217,
"c": 0.09754,
"h": 44.3
},
"luminance": 0.19829
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE6A4C
secondary
#94B4C2
accent
#ABCF59
background
#FCF9F7
surface
#F9F1EE
border
#D2CBC9
text
#140D0A
muted
#827E7C