#AE7A2E#AE7A2E
#AE7A2E is a mid, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.231; OKLCH L 61.9% C 0.111 H 73.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE7A2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 122, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 58%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 74%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.9%, 73.6%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.19, 13.11, 47.78) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.19, 49.54, 74.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(61.86% 0.0326 0.1063) |
| OKLCH | oklch(61.86% 0.111 73) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9100, 23.1171, 5.7343) |
| Luminance | 0.2311 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.50
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.22
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.47
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 5.19
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 5.28
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 5.38
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE7A2E #2E62AE
analogous
#AE3A2E #AE7A2E #A2AE2E
triadic
#AE7A2E #2EAE7A #7A2EAE
tetradic
#AE7A2E #2EAE3A #2E62AE #AE2EA2
square
#AE7A2E #2EAE3A #2E62AE #AE2EA2
split-complementary
#AE7A2E #2EA2AE #3A2EAE
monochromatic
#4D3614 #7E5821 #AE7A2E #CF994A #DCB47A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.73
#AE7A2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.62
#AE7A2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE7A2E
5.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE7A2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE7A2E | 1.00 | 3.73 | 5.62 | 5.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.73 | 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)
#8C7D24
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998930
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD6D6A
Achromatopsia (no color)
#848484
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae7a2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 122, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(61.9% 0.111 73.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cba06b',
500: '#ae7a2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae7a2e; $custom-light: #cba06b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae7a2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 122,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.625,
"s": 58.182,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.61855,
"c": 0.11123,
"h": 73
},
"luminance": 0.23115
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE7A2E
secondary
#7494C4
accent
#85E146
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#140E07
muted
#837E7A