#AE6B4E#AE6B4E
#AE6B4E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.096 H 43.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.01:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE6B4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 107, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 38%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(18, 55%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 38.5%, 55.2%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.91, 23.70, 27.43) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.91, 36.25, 49.17°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.43% 0.069 0.0664) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.43% 0.096 43.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.0900, 20.0663, 9.8107) |
| Luminance | 0.2006 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 2.48
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.60
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 4.94
Brownish
#9C6D57
ΔE00 4.96
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 5.08
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 6.00
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE6B4E #4E91AE
analogous
#AE4E61 #AE6B4E #AE9B4E
triadic
#AE6B4E #4EAE6B #6B4EAE
tetradic
#AE6B4E #61AE4E #4E91AE #9B4EAE
square
#AE6B4E #61AE4E #4E91AE #9B4EAE
split-complementary
#AE6B4E #4EAE9B #4E61AE
monochromatic
#593728 #84513B #AE6B4E #C28E77 #D5B1A1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.19
#AE6B4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.01
#AE6B4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE6B4E
5.01:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE6B4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE6B4E | 1.00 | 4.19 | 5.01 | 5.01 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.19 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.01 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7D734C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8D814D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD5F64
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae6b4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 107, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.096 43.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca9680',
500: '#ae6b4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae6b4e; $custom-light: #ca9680; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae6b4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 107,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 18.125,
"s": 38.095,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59433,
"c": 0.09575,
"h": 43.9
},
"luminance": 0.20064
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE6B4E
secondary
#96B5C2
accent
#ABCE5A
background
#FCF9F7
surface
#F9F2EE
border
#D2CCC9
text
#140D0A
muted
#827E7C