#AE7C4E#AE7C4E
#AE7C4E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.240; OKLCH L 62.6% C 0.088 H 62.7°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.79:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE7C4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 124, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 38%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(29, 55%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.7%, 55.2%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.05, 14.16, 32.63) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.05, 35.57, 66.54°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.64% 0.0403 0.0781) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.64% 0.088 62.7) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.0398, 23.9660, 10.4607) |
| Luminance | 0.2396 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 2.20
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 2.58
Puce
#A57E52
ΔE00 3.19
Mocha
#9D7651
ΔE00 4.50
Clay Brown
#B2713D
ΔE00 4.51
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 4.70
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE7C4E #4E80AE
analogous
#AE4E50 #AE7C4E #AEAC4E
triadic
#AE7C4E #4EAE7C #7C4EAE
tetradic
#AE7C4E #50AE4E #4E80AE #AC4EAE
square
#AE7C4E #50AE4E #4E80AE #AC4EAE
split-complementary
#AE7C4E #4EAEAC #4E50AE
monochromatic
#594028 #845E3B #AE7C4E #C29B77 #D5BAA1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.63
#AE7C4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.79
#AE7C4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE7C4E
5.79:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE7C4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE7C4E | 1.00 | 3.63 | 5.79 | 5.79 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.63 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.79 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8C804A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#978B4F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BC7171
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae7c4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 124, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.6% 0.088 62.7);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9a280',
500: '#ae7c4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae7c4e; $custom-light: #c9a280; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae7c4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 124,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 28.75,
"s": 38.095,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62641,
"c": 0.08791,
"h": 62.7
},
"luminance": 0.23964
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE7C4E
secondary
#96ADC2
accent
#96CE5A
background
#FCF9F7
surface
#F9F2EE
border
#D2CCC9
text
#140F0A
muted
#827E7C