#AE762A#AE762A
#AE762A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.221; OKLCH L 61.0% C 0.114 H 70.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.42:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE762A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 118, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(35, 76%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 32.2%, 75.9%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.16, 15.16, 48.50) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.16, 50.82, 72.64°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.04% 0.0381 0.107) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.04% 0.114 70.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.3537, 22.1249, 5.1779) |
| Luminance | 0.2212 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 2.38
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 3.28
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.82
Copper
#B87333
ΔE00 5.00
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.53
Brown Orange
#B96902
ΔE00 6.07
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE762A #2A62AE
analogous
#AE342A #AE762A #A4AE2A
triadic
#AE762A #2AAE76 #762AAE
tetradic
#AE762A #2AAE34 #2A62AE #AE2AA4
square
#AE762A #2AAE34 #2A62AE #AE2AA4
split-complementary
#AE762A #2AA4AE #342AAE
monochromatic
#4B3312 #7D551E #AE762A #D29543 #DEB175
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.87
#AE762A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.42
#AE762A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE762A
5.42:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE762A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE762A | 1.00 | 3.87 | 5.42 | 5.42 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.87 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.42 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#897A1F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#96872C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE6867
Achromatopsia (no color)
#818181
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae762a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 118, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.0% 0.114 70.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb9d69',
500: '#ae762a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae762a; $custom-light: #cb9d69; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae762a",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 118,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 34.545,
"s": 61.111,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61039,
"c": 0.11361,
"h": 70.4
},
"luminance": 0.22123
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE762A
secondary
#6F93C5
accent
#88E444
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#140E06
muted
#837E7A