#AE6C2B#AE6C2B
#AE6C2B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.115 H 61.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE6C2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 108, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.9%, 75.3%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.72, 20.81, 45.62) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.72, 50.14, 65.48°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.15% 0.0549 0.1011) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.15% 0.115 61.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2560, 19.9005, 4.9015) |
| Luminance | 0.1990 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 3.01
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.33
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 3.37
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 4.12
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 4.24
Orangey Brown
#B16002
ΔE00 4.61
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE6C2B #2B6DAE
analogous
#AE2B2B #AE6C2B #AEAE2B
triadic
#AE6C2B #2BAE6C #6C2BAE
tetradic
#AE6C2B #2BAE2B #2B6DAE #AE2BAE
square
#AE6C2B #2BAE2B #2B6DAE #AE2BAE
split-complementary
#AE6C2B #2BAEAE #2B2BAE
monochromatic
#4C2F13 #7D4E1F #AE6C2B #D18B45 #DDA976
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.22
#AE6C2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.98
#AE6C2B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE6C2B
4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE6C2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE6C2B | 1.00 | 4.22 | 4.98 | 4.98 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.22 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 4.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 4.98 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#807223
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90812C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE5D5E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae6c2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 108, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.115 61.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb9668',
500: '#ae6c2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae6c2b; $custom-light: #cb9668; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae6c2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 108,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.771,
"s": 60.369,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59151,
"c": 0.11504,
"h": 61.5
},
"luminance": 0.19898
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE6C2B
secondary
#709BC5
accent
#95E444
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#140D06
muted
#837E7A