#AE6D2A#AE6D2A
#AE6D2A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.201; OKLCH L 59.3% C 0.115 H 62.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.02:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE6D2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 109, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 76%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.4%, 75.9%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(51.96, 20.21, 46.31) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(51.96, 50.53, 66.42°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.33% 0.053 0.1023) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.33% 0.115 62.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.3440, 20.1054, 4.8414) |
| Luminance | 0.2010 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 2.87
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 2.96
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 3.69
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 4.07
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 4.10
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.69
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE6D2A #2A6BAE
analogous
#AE2B2A #AE6D2A #ADAE2A
triadic
#AE6D2A #2AAE6D #6D2AAE
tetradic
#AE6D2A #2AAE2B #2A6BAE #AE2AAD
square
#AE6D2A #2AAE2B #2A6BAE #AE2AAD
split-complementary
#AE6D2A #2AADAE #2B2AAE
monochromatic
#4B2F12 #7D4E1E #AE6D2A #D28C43 #DEAA75
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.18
#AE6D2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.02
#AE6D2A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE6D2A
5.02:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE6D2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE6D2A | 1.00 | 4.18 | 5.02 | 5.02 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.18 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.02 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#817321
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91822B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE5E5F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae6d2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 109, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.3% 0.115 62.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb9768',
500: '#ae6d2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae6d2a; $custom-light: #cb9768; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae6d2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 109,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.455,
"s": 61.111,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59328,
"c": 0.11524,
"h": 62.6
},
"luminance": 0.20103
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE6D2A
secondary
#6F99C5
accent
#93E444
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#140D06
muted
#837E7A