#AE6E4C#AE6E4C
#AE6E4C is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.207; OKLCH L 59.9% C 0.095 H 48.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE6E4C |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 110, 76) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 39%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(21, 56%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 36.8%, 56.3%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(52.59, 21.85, 29.42) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(52.59, 36.64, 53.39°) |
| OKLab | oklab(59.95% 0.0631 0.0708) |
| OKLCH | oklch(59.95% 0.095 48.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3376, 20.6745, 9.5449) |
| Luminance | 0.2067 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Adobe
#BD6C48
ΔE00 3.69
Clay
#B66A50
ΔE00 4.23
Earth
#A2653E
ΔE00 4.35
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 5.19
Brownish
#9C6D57
ΔE00 5.31
Terracotta
#C96F4A
ΔE00 6.06
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE6E4C #4C8CAE
analogous
#AE4C5B #AE6E4C #AE9F4C
triadic
#AE6E4C #4CAE6E #6E4CAE
tetradic
#AE6E4C #5BAE4C #4C8CAE #9F4CAE
square
#AE6E4C #5BAE4C #4C8CAE #9F4CAE
split-complementary
#AE6E4C #4CAE9F #4C5BAE
monochromatic
#593827 #835339 #AE6E4C #C39075 #D5B29F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
4.09
#AE6E4C on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.13
#AE6E4C on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE6E4C
5.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE6E4C | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE6E4C | 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)
#7F7549
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#8F834C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD6266
Achromatopsia (no color)
#7D7D7D
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae6e4c; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 110, 76); /* oklch */ color: oklch(59.9% 0.095 48.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#ca987e',
500: '#ae6e4c',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae6e4c; $custom-light: #ca987e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae6e4c",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 110,
"b": 76
},
"hsl": {
"h": 20.816,
"s": 39.2,
"l": 49.02
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.59946,
"c": 0.09481,
"h": 48.3
},
"luminance": 0.20672
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE6E4C
secondary
#94B2C2
accent
#A6CF59
background
#FCF9F7
surface
#F9F2EE
border
#D2CCC9
text
#140D0A
muted
#827E7C