#AE6D4E#AE6D4E
#AE6D4E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.205; OKLCH L 59.8% C 0.094 H 45.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE6D4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 109, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(19, 38%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(19, 55%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 37.4%, 55.2%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.38, 22.58, 28.03) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.38, 35.99, 51.14°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.8% 0.0656 0.0678) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.8% 0.094 45.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3009, 20.4882, 9.8810) |
| Luminance | 0.2049 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 3.25
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.53
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 4.77
Brownish
#9C6D57
ΔE00 4.95
Pinkish Brown
#B17261
ΔE00 5.38
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 5.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE6D4E #4E8FAE
analogous
#AE4E5F #AE6D4E #AE9D4E
triadic
#AE6D4E #4EAE6D #6D4EAE
tetradic
#AE6D4E #5FAE4E #4E8FAE #9D4EAE
square
#AE6D4E #5FAE4E #4E8FAE #9D4EAE
split-complementary
#AE6D4E #4EAE9D #4E5FAE
monochromatic
#593828 #84533B #AE6D4E #C28F77 #D5B2A1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.12
#AE6D4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.10
#AE6D4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE6D4E
5.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE6D4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE6D4E | 1.00 | 4.12 | 5.10 | 5.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.12 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#7E754B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8E824E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD6165
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae6d4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 109, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.8% 0.094 45.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca9780',
500: '#ae6d4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae6d4e; $custom-light: #ca9780; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae6d4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 109,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 19.375,
"s": 38.095,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59797,
"c": 0.09432,
"h": 45.9
},
"luminance": 0.20486
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE6D4E
secondary
#96B4C2
accent
#A8CE5A
background
#FCF9F7
surface
#F9F2EE
border
#D2CCC9
text
#140D0A
muted
#827E7C