#AE7C49#AE7C49
#AE7C49 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.092 H 65.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.78:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE7C49 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 124, 73) |
| HSL | hsl(30, 41%, 48%) |
| HSV | hsv(30, 58%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.7%, 58%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.98, 13.74, 35.24) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.98, 37.83, 68.70°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.56% 0.0384 0.0835) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.56% 0.092 65.3) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.8673, 23.8970, 9.5522) |
| Luminance | 0.2389 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 1.44
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 2.10
Puce
#A57E52
ΔE00 3.12
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 3.72
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 4.33
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 4.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE7C49 #497BAE
analogous
#AE4949 #AE7C49 #ADAE49
triadic
#AE7C49 #49AE7C #7C49AE
tetradic
#AE7C49 #49AE49 #497BAE #AE49AD
square
#AE7C49 #49AE49 #497BAE #AE49AD
split-complementary
#AE7C49 #49ADAE #4949AE
monochromatic
#583F25 #835D37 #AE7C49 #C39B71 #D5B99C
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.63
#AE7C49 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.78
#AE7C49 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE7C49
5.78:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE7C49 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE7C49 | 1.00 | 3.63 | 5.78 | 5.78 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.78 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C7F45
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#988B4A
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC7170
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae7c49; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 124, 73); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.092 65.3);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9a27d',
500: '#ae7c49',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae7c49; $custom-light: #c9a27d; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae7c49",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 124,
"b": 73
},
"hsl": {
"h": 30.297,
"s": 40.891,
"l": 48.431
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62564,
"c": 0.09185,
"h": 65.3
},
"luminance": 0.23895
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE7C49
secondary
#91A9C2
accent
#93D157
background
#FCF9F7
surface
#F9F2EE
border
#D2CCC9
text
#140F0A
muted
#827E7C