#AE6E4B#AE6E4B
#AE6E4B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.095 H 48.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE6E4B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 110, 75) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 40%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 57%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36.8%, 56.9%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.58, 21.77, 29.96) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.58, 37.03, 54.00°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.93% 0.0627 0.0719) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.93% 0.095 48.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3031, 20.6607, 9.3632) |
| Luminance | 0.2066 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.77
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 4.21
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.50
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 4.88
Brownish
#9C6D57
ΔE00 5.48
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 6.14
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE6E4B #4B8BAE
analogous
#AE4B5A #AE6E4B #AEA04B
triadic
#AE6E4B #4BAE6E #6E4BAE
tetradic
#AE6E4B #5AAE4B #4B8BAE #A04BAE
square
#AE6E4B #5AAE4B #4B8BAE #A04BAE
split-complementary
#AE6E4B #4BAEA0 #4B5AAE
monochromatic
#583826 #835339 #AE6E4B #C38F73 #D5B29E
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.09
#AE6E4B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.13
#AE6E4B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE6E4B
5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE6E4B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE6E4B | 1.00 | 4.09 | 5.13 | 5.13 |
| #FFFFFF | 4.09 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.13 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#807548
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F834B
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD6265
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae6e4b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 110, 75); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.095 48.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca987e',
500: '#ae6e4b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae6e4b; $custom-light: #ca987e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae6e4b",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 110,
"b": 75
},
"hsl": {
"h": 21.212,
"s": 39.759,
"l": 48.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.5993,
"c": 0.09539,
"h": 48.9
},
"luminance": 0.20659
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE6E4B
secondary
#93B1C2
accent
#A5D058
background
#FCF9F7
surface
#F9F2EE
border
#D2CCC9
text
#140D0A
muted
#827E7C