#AE7F2A#AE7F2A
#AE7F2A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.243; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.114 H 78.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE7F2A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 127, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 76%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27%, 75.9%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.43, 10.12, 50.74) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.43, 51.74, 78.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.81% 0.0234 0.1118) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.81% 0.114 78.2) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4646, 24.3466, 5.5482) |
| Luminance | 0.2434 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.37
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.46
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.71
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 4.42
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.78
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 5.80
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE7F2A #2A59AE
analogous
#AE3D2A #AE7F2A #9BAE2A
triadic
#AE7F2A #2AAE7F #7F2AAE
tetradic
#AE7F2A #2AAE3D #2A59AE #AE2A9B
square
#AE7F2A #2AAE3D #2A59AE #AE2A9B
split-complementary
#AE7F2A #2A9BAE #3D2AAE
monochromatic
#4B3712 #7D5B1E #AE7F2A #D29F43 #DEB875
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.58
#AE7F2A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.87
#AE7F2A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE7F2A
5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE7F2A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE7F2A | 1.00 | 3.58 | 5.87 | 5.87 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.58 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.87 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#91801D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8C2D
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD726E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae7f2a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 127, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.114 78.2);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cba369',
500: '#ae7f2a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae7f2a; $custom-light: #cba369; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae7f2a",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 127,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.636,
"s": 61.111,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62814,
"c": 0.11421,
"h": 78.2
},
"luminance": 0.24345
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE7F2A
secondary
#6F8DC5
accent
#7DE444
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF3EB
border
#D3CDC6
text
#140F07
muted
#837F7A