#AE6B22#AE6B22
#AE6B22 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.196; OKLCH L 58.9% C 0.120 H 63.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.93:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE6B22 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 107, 34) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 67%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 80%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 38.5%, 80.5%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.42, 21.00, 49.25) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.42, 53.54, 66.91°) |
| OKLab | oklab(58.89% 0.0542 0.1067) |
| OKLCH | oklch(58.89% 0.12 63.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.0039, 19.6319, 4.0909) |
| Luminance | 0.1963 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 3.11
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 3.31
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.55
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 3.71
Orangey Brown
#B16002
ΔE00 3.99
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.09
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE6B22 #2265AE
analogous
#AE2522 #AE6B22 #ABAE22
triadic
#AE6B22 #22AE6B #6B22AE
tetradic
#AE6B22 #22AE25 #2265AE #AE22AB
square
#AE6B22 #22AE25 #2265AE #AE22AB
split-complementary
#AE6B22 #22ABAE #2522AE
monochromatic
#482C0E #7B4C18 #AE6B22 #D88A36 #E2A869
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.26
#AE6B22 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.93
#AE6B22 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE6B22
4.93:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE6B22 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE6B22 | 1.00 | 4.26 | 4.93 | 4.93 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.26 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.93 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#807116
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#908123
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE5C5D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7A7A7A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae6b22; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 107, 34); /* oklch */ color: oklch(58.9% 0.120 63.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc9563',
500: '#ae6b22',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae6b22; $custom-light: #cc9563; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae6b22",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 107,
"b": 34
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.286,
"s": 67.308,
"l": 40.784
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.58892,
"c": 0.11969,
"h": 63.1
},
"luminance": 0.1963
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE6B22
secondary
#6494C7
accent
#90EA3E
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF1EB
border
#D3CBC6
text
#150D05
muted
#837E7A