#AE7C3E#AE7C3E
#AE7C3E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.238; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.100 H 70.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.75:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE7C3E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 124, 62) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 47%, 46%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 64%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.7%, 64.4%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.85, 12.92, 40.82) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.85, 42.82, 72.43°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.42% 0.0344 0.0943) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.42% 0.1 70) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.5343, 23.7638, 7.7985) |
| Luminance | 0.2376 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 2.67
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 2.89
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 3.23
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 3.83
Puce
#A57E52
ΔE00 4.38
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.76
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE7C3E #3E70AE
analogous
#AE443E #AE7C3E #A8AE3E
triadic
#AE7C3E #3EAE7C #7C3EAE
tetradic
#AE7C3E #3EAE44 #3E70AE #AE3EA8
square
#AE7C3E #3EAE44 #3E70AE #AE3EA8
split-complementary
#AE7C3E #3EA8AE #443EAE
monochromatic
#543C1E #815C2E #AE7C3E #C79A62 #D7B78F
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.65
#AE7C3E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.75
#AE7C3E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE7C3E
5.75:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE7C3E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE7C3E | 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)
#8D7F38
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#998B3F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD706E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae7c3e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 124, 62); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.100 70.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#caa175',
500: '#ae7c3e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae7c3e; $custom-light: #caa175; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae7c3e",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 124,
"b": 62
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.214,
"s": 47.458,
"l": 46.275
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62417,
"c": 0.10034,
"h": 70
},
"luminance": 0.23762
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE7C3E
secondary
#86A1C2
accent
#8DD751
background
#FCF9F7
surface
#F9F2ED
border
#D2CCC8
text
#140F08
muted
#827E7B