#AE6E2A#AE6E2A
#AE6E2A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.203; OKLCH L 59.5% C 0.115 H 63.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.06:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE6E2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 110, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 76%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36.8%, 75.9%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.20, 19.65, 46.55) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.20, 50.53, 67.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.51% 0.0513 0.1029) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.51% 0.115 63.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(23.4513, 20.3200, 4.8771) |
| Luminance | 0.2032 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 2.47
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 2.94
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 3.89
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 4.09
Umber (survey)
#B26400
ΔE00 4.26
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.33
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE6E2A #2A6AAE
analogous
#AE2C2A #AE6E2A #ACAE2A
triadic
#AE6E2A #2AAE6E #6E2AAE
tetradic
#AE6E2A #2AAE2C #2A6AAE #AE2AAC
square
#AE6E2A #2AAE2C #2A6AAE #AE2AAC
split-complementary
#AE6E2A #2AACAE #2C2AAE
monochromatic
#4B3012 #7D4F1E #AE6E2A #D28D43 #DEAB75
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.15
#AE6E2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.06
#AE6E2A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE6E2A
5.06:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE6E2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE6E2A | 1.00 | 4.15 | 5.06 | 5.06 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.15 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.06 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#827421
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#91822B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE5F60
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7C7C7C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae6e2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 110, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.5% 0.115 63.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb9768',
500: '#ae6e2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae6e2a; $custom-light: #cb9768; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae6e2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 110,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.909,
"s": 61.111,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59514,
"c": 0.11495,
"h": 63.5
},
"luminance": 0.20318
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE6E2A
secondary
#6F99C5
accent
#91E444
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#140D06
muted
#837E7A