#AE7F2B#AE7F2B
#AE7F2B is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.244; OKLCH L 62.8% C 0.114 H 78.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.87:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE7F2B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 127, 43) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 60%, 43%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 75%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 27%, 75.3%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.44, 10.17, 50.33) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.44, 51.34, 78.58°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.82% 0.0236 0.1111) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.82% 0.114 78) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4827, 24.3538, 5.6437) |
| Luminance | 0.2435 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.46
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.60
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 3.83
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 4.54
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 4.68
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 5.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE7F2B #2B5AAE
analogous
#AE3D2B #AE7F2B #9CAE2B
triadic
#AE7F2B #2BAE7F #7F2BAE
tetradic
#AE7F2B #2BAE3D #2B5AAE #AE2B9C
square
#AE7F2B #2BAE3D #2B5AAE #AE2B9C
split-complementary
#AE7F2B #2B9CAE #3D2BAE
monochromatic
#4C3713 #7D5B1F #AE7F2B #D19F45 #DDB876
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.58
#AE7F2B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.87
#AE7F2B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE7F2B
5.87:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE7F2B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE7F2B | 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)
#91811F
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9C8C2E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD726E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#878787
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae7f2b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 127, 43); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.8% 0.114 78.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cba36a',
500: '#ae7f2b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae7f2b; $custom-light: #cba36a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae7f2b",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 127,
"b": 43
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.473,
"s": 60.369,
"l": 42.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62822,
"c": 0.11361,
"h": 78
},
"luminance": 0.24352
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE7F2B
secondary
#708EC5
accent
#7DE444
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF3EB
border
#D3CDC6
text
#140F07
muted
#837F7A