#AE7F1E#AE7F1E
#AE7F1E is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 62.7% C 0.120 H 80.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.85:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE7F1E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 127, 30) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 71%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 83%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27%, 82.8%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.36, 9.66, 55.20) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.36, 56.03, 80.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.73% 0.0207 0.1186) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.73% 0.12 80.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.2811, 24.2732, 4.5817) |
| Luminance | 0.2427 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 1.96
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 2.63
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 2.73
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 3.36
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 5.72
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.94
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE7F1E #1E4DAE
analogous
#AE371E #AE7F1E #95AE1E
triadic
#AE7F1E #1EAE7F #7F1EAE
tetradic
#AE7F1E #1EAE37 #1E4DAE #AE1E95
square
#AE7F1E #1EAE37 #1E4DAE #AE1E95
split-complementary
#AE7F1E #1E95AE #371EAE
monochromatic
#46330C #7A5915 #AE7F1E #DBA32E #E4BA62
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.59
#AE7F1E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.85
#AE7F1E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE7F1E
5.85:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE7F1E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE7F1E | 1.00 | 3.59 | 5.85 | 5.85 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.59 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.85 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#918006
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D8C23
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE716D
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae7f1e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 127, 30); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.7% 0.120 80.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cba363',
500: '#ae7f1e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae7f1e; $custom-light: #cba363; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae7f1e",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 127,
"b": 30
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.417,
"s": 70.588,
"l": 40
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62734,
"c": 0.12042,
"h": 80.1
},
"luminance": 0.24271
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE7F1E
secondary
#5F82C9
accent
#75ED3A
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF3EB
border
#D3CDC6
text
#140F06
muted
#837F7A