#AE7C32#AE7C32
#AE7C32 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.236; OKLCH L 62.3% C 0.109 H 73.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.73:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE7C32 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 124, 50) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 55%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 71%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.7%, 71.3%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.73, 12.19, 46.52) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.73, 48.09, 75.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.29% 0.0305 0.1045) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.29% 0.109 73.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2406, 23.6463, 6.2518) |
| Luminance | 0.2364 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.93
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 4.47
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.76
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 4.78
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 4.85
Caramel (survey)
#AF6F09
ΔE00 5.25
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE7C32 #3264AE
analogous
#AE3E32 #AE7C32 #A2AE32
triadic
#AE7C32 #32AE7C #7C32AE
tetradic
#AE7C32 #32AE3E #3264AE #AE32A2
square
#AE7C32 #32AE3E #3264AE #AE32A2
split-complementary
#AE7C32 #32A2AE #3E32AE
monochromatic
#4F3817 #7E5A24 #AE7C32 #CD9B50 #DAB680
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.67
#AE7C32 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.73
#AE7C32 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE7C32
5.73:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE7C32 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE7C32 | 1.00 | 3.67 | 5.73 | 5.73 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.67 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.73 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8E7E29
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9A8A34
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD6F6C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#858585
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae7c32; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 124, 50); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.3% 0.109 73.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#caa16e',
500: '#ae7c32',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae7c32; $custom-light: #caa16e; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae7c32",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 124,
"b": 50
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.806,
"s": 55.357,
"l": 43.922
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62286,
"c": 0.10881,
"h": 73.7
},
"luminance": 0.23644
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE7C32
secondary
#7897C4
accent
#85DF49
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EC
border
#D3CCC7
text
#140F07
muted
#837E7A