#AE6E20#AE6E20
#AE6E20 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 59.4% C 0.120 H 65.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.05:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE6E20 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 110, 32) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 69%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 82%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36.8%, 81.6%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.13, 19.25, 50.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.13, 54.23, 69.21°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.44% 0.0488 0.1093) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.44% 0.12 65.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.2941, 20.2571, 4.0495) |
| Luminance | 0.2026 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 2.64
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 2.89
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 3.57
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 3.88
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 4.06
Orangey Brown
#B16002
ΔE00 5.18
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE6E20 #2060AE
analogous
#AE2720 #AE6E20 #A7AE20
triadic
#AE6E20 #20AE6E #6E20AE
tetradic
#AE6E20 #20AE27 #2060AE #AE20A7
square
#AE6E20 #20AE27 #2060AE #AE20A7
split-complementary
#AE6E20 #20A7AE #2720AE
monochromatic
#472D0D #7A4D16 #AE6E20 #D98E32 #E3AA66
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.16
#AE6E20 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.05
#AE6E20 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE6E20
5.05:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE6E20 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE6E20 | 1.00 | 4.16 | 5.05 | 5.05 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.16 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.05 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#837312
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#928222
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE5F5F
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae6e20; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 110, 32); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.4% 0.120 65.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cc9762',
500: '#ae6e20',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae6e20; $custom-light: #cc9762; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae6e20",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 110,
"b": 32
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.958,
"s": 68.932,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59437,
"c": 0.11973,
"h": 65.9
},
"luminance": 0.20255
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE6E20
secondary
#6290C8
accent
#8BEC3C
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#150D05
muted
#837E7A