#AE7C3B#AE7C3B
#AE7C3B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.237; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.103 H 71.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE7C3B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 124, 59) |
| HSL | hsl(34, 49%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(34, 66%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.7%, 66.1%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.82, 12.73, 42.29) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.82, 44.16, 73.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.38% 0.0333 0.097) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.38% 0.103 71) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4543, 23.7318, 7.3769) |
| Luminance | 0.2373 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.02
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 3.23
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 3.74
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 3.98
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.64
Puce
#A57E52
ΔE00 4.85
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE7C3B #3B6DAE
analogous
#AE423B #AE7C3B #A6AE3B
triadic
#AE7C3B #3BAE7C #7C3BAE
tetradic
#AE7C3B #3BAE42 #3B6DAE #AE3BA6
square
#AE7C3B #3BAE42 #3B6DAE #AE3BA6
split-complementary
#AE7C3B #3BA6AE #423BAE
monochromatic
#533B1C #805B2C #AE7C3B #C89A5E #D8B78C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.65
#AE7C3B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.75
#AE7C3B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE7C3B
5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE7C3B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE7C3B | 1.00 | 3.65 | 5.75 | 5.75 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.65 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.75 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8D7F34
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998B3D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD706E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae7c3b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 124, 59); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.103 71.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#caa173',
500: '#ae7c3b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae7c3b; $custom-light: #caa173; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae7c3b",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 124,
"b": 59
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.913,
"s": 49.356,
"l": 45.686
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62381,
"c": 0.10255,
"h": 71
},
"luminance": 0.2373
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE7C3B
secondary
#829EC2
accent
#8BD94F
background
#FCF9F7
surface
#F9F2ED
border
#D2CCC8
text
#140F08
muted
#827E7B