#AE7D2D#AE7D2D
#AE7D2D is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.239; OKLCH L 62.4% C 0.112 H 75.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.77:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE7D2D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 125, 45) |
| HSL | hsl(37, 59%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(37, 74%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 28.2%, 74.1%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(55.94, 11.38, 48.98) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(55.94, 50.28, 76.92°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.44% 0.0274 0.1087) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.44% 0.112 75.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2646, 23.8574, 5.7564) |
| Luminance | 0.2386 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.61
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.36
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.50
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.82
Leather
#AC7434
ΔE00 5.03
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 5.32
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE7D2D #2D5EAE
analogous
#AE3C2D #AE7D2D #9EAE2D
triadic
#AE7D2D #2DAE7D #7D2DAE
tetradic
#AE7D2D #2DAE3C #2D5EAE #AE2D9E
square
#AE7D2D #2DAE3C #2D5EAE #AE2D9E
split-complementary
#AE7D2D #2D9EAE #3C2DAE
monochromatic
#4D3714 #7D5A20 #AE7D2D #D09C48 #DCB779
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.64
#AE7D2D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.77
#AE7D2D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE7D2D
5.77:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE7D2D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE7D2D | 1.00 | 3.64 | 5.77 | 5.77 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.64 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.77 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#8F7F22
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9B8B30
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD706D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#868686
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae7d2d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 125, 45); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.4% 0.112 75.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cba26b',
500: '#ae7d2d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae7d2d; $custom-light: #cba26b; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae7d2d",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 125,
"b": 45
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.209,
"s": 58.904,
"l": 42.941
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62439,
"c": 0.1121,
"h": 75.8
},
"luminance": 0.23855
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE7D2D
secondary
#7292C4
accent
#81E246
background
#FDF9F6
surface
#FAF2EB
border
#D3CCC6
text
#140F07
muted
#837E7A