#AE7A2A#AE7A2A
#AE7A2A is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 61.8% C 0.114 H 73.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE7A2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 122, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 76%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.9%, 75.9%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.16, 12.92, 49.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.16, 51.15, 75.37°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.82% 0.0315 0.1091) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.82% 0.114 73.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.8348, 23.0870, 5.3383) |
| Luminance | 0.2308 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.59
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 4.04
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.33
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.66
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 5.16
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.73
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE7A2A #2A5EAE
analogous
#AE382A #AE7A2A #A0AE2A
triadic
#AE7A2A #2AAE7A #7A2AAE
tetradic
#AE7A2A #2AAE38 #2A5EAE #AE2AA0
square
#AE7A2A #2AAE38 #2A5EAE #AE2AA0
split-complementary
#AE7A2A #2AA0AE #382AAE
monochromatic
#4B3512 #7D571E #AE7A2A #D29A43 #DEB475
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.74
#AE7A2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.62
#AE7A2A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE7A2A
5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE7A2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE7A2A | 1.00 | 3.74 | 5.62 | 5.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.74 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D7D1F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#99892D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE6C6A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae7a2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 122, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.8% 0.114 73.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cba069',
500: '#ae7a2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae7a2a; $custom-light: #cba069; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae7a2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 122,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.364,
"s": 61.111,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61821,
"c": 0.1136,
"h": 73.9
},
"luminance": 0.23085
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE7A2A
secondary
#6F91C5
accent
#83E444
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#140E06
muted
#837E7A