#AE792A#AE792A
#AE792A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.228; OKLCH L 61.6% C 0.114 H 73.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.57:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE792A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 121, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 76%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 30.5%, 75.9%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(54.91, 13.48, 49.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(54.91, 51.06, 74.69°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.62% 0.0332 0.1086) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.62% 0.114 73) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.7126, 22.8427, 5.2976) |
| Luminance | 0.2284 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.61
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.84
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.00
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.98
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 5.58
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE792A #2A5FAE
analogous
#AE372A #AE792A #A1AE2A
triadic
#AE792A #2AAE79 #792AAE
tetradic
#AE792A #2AAE37 #2A5FAE #AE2AA1
square
#AE792A #2AAE37 #2A5FAE #AE2AA1
split-complementary
#AE792A #2AA1AE #372AAE
monochromatic
#4B3412 #7D571E #AE792A #D29943 #DEB475
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.77
#AE792A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.57
#AE792A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE792A
5.57:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE792A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE792A | 1.00 | 3.77 | 5.57 | 5.57 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.57 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C7C1F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#98892C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE6B69
Achromatopsia (no color)
#838383
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae792a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 121, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.6% 0.114 73.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cb9f69',
500: '#ae792a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae792a; $custom-light: #cb9f69; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae792a",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 121,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.909,
"s": 61.111,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61624,
"c": 0.11356,
"h": 73
},
"luminance": 0.22841
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE792A
secondary
#6F91C5
accent
#84E444
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#140E06
muted
#837E7A