#AE7227#AE7227

#AE7227 is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.212; OKLCH L 60.2% C 0.116 H 67.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE7227
RGB	rgb(174, 114, 39)
HSL	hsl(33, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(33, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 34.5%, 77.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(53.15, 17.28, 48.81)
CIE-LCH	lch(53.15, 51.77, 70.51°)
OKLab	oklab(60.25% 0.0439 0.107)
OKLCH	oklch(60.25% 0.116 67.7)
XYZ	xyz(23.8409, 21.1820, 4.7520)
Luminance	0.2118 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE7227 #2763AE

analogous

#AE2E27 #AE7227 #A7AE27

triadic

#AE7227 #27AE72 #7227AE

tetradic

#AE7227 #27AE2E #2763AE #AE27A7

square

#AE7227 #27AE2E #2763AE #AE27A7

split-complementary

#AE7227 #27A7AE #2E27AE

monochromatic

#4A3011 #7C511C #AE7227 #D4913E #DFAE70

Accessibility & contrast

On white

4.01

#AE7227 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.24

#AE7227 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AE7227

5.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE7227	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE7227	1.00	4.01	5.24	5.24
#FFFFFF	4.01	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.24	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.24	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#86761C

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#948529

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BE6463

Achromatopsia (no color)

#7F7F7F

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae7227;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 114, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(60.2% 0.116 67.7);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cb9a66',
    500: '#ae7227',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae7227;
$custom-light: #cb9a66;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae7227",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 114,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 33.333,
    "s": 63.38,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.60245,
    "c": 0.11564,
    "h": 67.7
  },
  "luminance": 0.2118
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE7227

secondary

#6B93C6

accent

#8BE641

background

#FDF9F6

surface

#FAF2EB

border

#D3CCC6

text

#140E06

muted

#837E7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE7227

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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