#AE7B2E#AE7B2E
#AE7B2E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.234; OKLCH L 62.1% C 0.111 H 73.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.67:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE7B2E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 123, 46) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 58%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 74%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 29.3%, 73.6%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.45, 12.55, 48.04) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.45, 49.65, 75.36°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.05% 0.031 0.1069) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.05% 0.111 73.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.0334, 23.3639, 5.7755) |
| Luminance | 0.2336 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.97
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.00
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 4.78
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.99
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.24
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 5.29
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE7B2E #2E61AE
analogous
#AE3B2E #AE7B2E #A1AE2E
triadic
#AE7B2E #2EAE7B #7B2EAE
tetradic
#AE7B2E #2EAE3B #2E61AE #AE2EA1
square
#AE7B2E #2EAE3B #2E61AE #AE2EA1
split-complementary
#AE7B2E #2EA1AE #3B2EAE
monochromatic
#4D3714 #7E5921 #AE7B2E #CF9A4A #DCB57A
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.70
#AE7B2E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.67
#AE7B2E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE7B2E
5.67:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE7B2E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE7B2E | 1.00 | 3.70 | 5.67 | 5.67 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.70 | 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)
#8D7E24
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998A30
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD6E6B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae7b2e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 123, 46); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.1% 0.111 73.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cba16b',
500: '#ae7b2e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae7b2e; $custom-light: #cba16b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae7b2e",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 123,
"b": 46
},
"hsl": {
"h": 36.094,
"s": 58.182,
"l": 43.137
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62052,
"c": 0.11129,
"h": 73.8
},
"luminance": 0.23362
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE7B2E
secondary
#7494C4
accent
#84E146
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#140E07
muted
#837E7A