#AE7B2A#AE7B2A
#AE7B2A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.233; OKLCH L 62.0% C 0.114 H 74.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE7B2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 123, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 76%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.3%, 75.9%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.41, 12.36, 49.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.41, 51.25, 76.05°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.02% 0.0299 0.1097) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.02% 0.114 74.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(24.9582, 23.3338, 5.3794) |
| Luminance | 0.2333 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.41
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.37
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 4.49
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.69
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.77
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.47
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE7B2A #2A5DAE
analogous
#AE392A #AE7B2A #9FAE2A
triadic
#AE7B2A #2AAE7B #7B2AAE
tetradic
#AE7B2A #2AAE39 #2A5DAE #AE2A9F
square
#AE7B2A #2AAE39 #2A5DAE #AE2A9F
split-complementary
#AE7B2A #2A9FAE #392AAE
monochromatic
#4B3512 #7D581E #AE7B2A #D29B43 #DEB575
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.71
#AE7B2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.67
#AE7B2A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE7B2A
5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE7B2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE7B2A | 1.00 | 3.71 | 5.67 | 5.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.71 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.67 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D7D1E
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998A2D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE6E6B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae7b2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 123, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.0% 0.114 74.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cba169',
500: '#ae7b2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae7b2a; $custom-light: #cba169; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae7b2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 123,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.818,
"s": 61.111,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62018,
"c": 0.11367,
"h": 74.8
},
"luminance": 0.23332
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE7B2A
secondary
#6F90C5
accent
#82E444
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#140E07
muted
#837E7A