#AE6C2C#AE6C2C
#AE6C2C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.199; OKLCH L 59.2% C 0.115 H 61.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 4.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE6C2C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 108, 44) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.9%, 74.7%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.73, 20.86, 45.16) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.73, 49.75, 65.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.16% 0.0552 0.1003) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.16% 0.115 61.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2746, 19.9079, 4.9993) |
| Luminance | 0.1991 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 2.97
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 3.20
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.40
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 4.25
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 4.38
Copper (survey)
#B66325
ΔE00 4.52
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE6C2C #2C6EAE
analogous
#AE2C2D #AE6C2C #AEAD2C
triadic
#AE6C2C #2CAE6C #6C2CAE
tetradic
#AE6C2C #2DAE2C #2C6EAE #AD2CAE
square
#AE6C2C #2DAE2C #2C6EAE #AD2CAE
split-complementary
#AE6C2C #2CAEAD #2C2DAE
monochromatic
#4C2F13 #7D4E20 #AE6C2C #D08B47 #DDA978
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.22
#AE6C2C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
4.98
#AE6C2C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE6C2C
4.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE6C2C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE6C2C | 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)
#807224
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#90812D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE5D5F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7B7B7B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae6c2c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 108, 44); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.2% 0.115 61.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb9669',
500: '#ae6c2c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae6c2c; $custom-light: #cb9669; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae6c2c",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 108,
"b": 44
},
"hsl": {
"h": 29.538,
"s": 59.633,
"l": 42.745
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5916,
"c": 0.11452,
"h": 61.2
},
"luminance": 0.19906
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE6C2C
secondary
#719CC5
accent
#95E345
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#140D06
muted
#837E7A