#AE735B#AE735B

#AE735B is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.220; OKLCH L 61.2% C 0.083 H 42.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE735B
RGB	rgb(174, 115, 91)
HSL	hsl(17, 34%, 52%)
HSV	hsv(17, 48%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 33.9%, 47.7%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(54.05, 20.46, 22.78)
CIE-LCH	lch(54.05, 30.62, 48.08°)
OKLab	oklab(61.15% 0.0607 0.0564)
OKLCH	oklch(61.15% 0.083 42.9)
XYZ	xyz(25.4759, 22.0175, 12.8035)
Luminance	0.2202 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE735B #5B96AE

analogous

#AE5B6D #AE735B #AE9D5B

triadic

#AE735B #5BAE73 #735BAE

tetradic

#AE735B #6DAE5B #5B96AE #9D5BAE

square

#AE735B #6DAE5B #5B96AE #9D5BAE

split-complementary

#AE735B #5BAE9D #5B6DAE

monochromatic

#5F3D2F #885743 #AE735B #C29684 #D6B9AD

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.89

#AE735B on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.40

#AE735B on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AE735B

5.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE735B	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE735B	1.00	3.89	5.40	5.40
#FFFFFF	3.89	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.40	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.40	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#827A59

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#90865B

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB696D

Achromatopsia (no color)

#818181

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae735b;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 115, 91);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(61.2% 0.083 42.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c99b89',
    500: '#ae735b',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae735b;
$custom-light: #c99b89;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae735b",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 115,
    "b": 91
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 17.349,
    "s": 33.878,
    "l": 51.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.61152,
    "c": 0.08291,
    "h": 42.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.22015
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE735B

secondary

#A0BAC5

accent

#ABCA5E

background

#FCF9F8

surface

#F9F2F0

border

#D2CCCB

text

#130E0B

muted

#827E7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE735B

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

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