#AE801F#AE801F
#AE801F is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 62.9% C 0.120 H 80.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE801F |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 128, 31) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 70%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 82%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.4%, 82.2%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.62, 9.13, 55.09) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.62, 55.84, 80.59°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.94% 0.0193 0.1186) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.94% 0.12 80.8) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4238, 24.5380, 4.6933) |
| Luminance | 0.2454 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 1.90
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 2.82
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.09
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 3.16
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 5.61
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 5.68
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE801F #1F4DAE
analogous
#AE381F #AE801F #95AE1F
triadic
#AE801F #1FAE80 #801FAE
tetradic
#AE801F #1FAE38 #1F4DAE #AE1F95
square
#AE801F #1FAE38 #1F4DAE #AE1F95
split-complementary
#AE801F #1F95AE #381FAE
monochromatic
#46340C #7A5A16 #AE801F #DAA330 #E3BA64
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.55
#AE801F on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.91
#AE801F on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE801F
5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE801F | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE801F | 1.00 | 3.55 | 5.91 | 5.91 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.55 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 5.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 5.91 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#928108
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D8D24
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE726E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae801f; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 128, 31); /* oklch */ color: oklch(62.9% 0.120 80.8);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cba464',
500: '#ae801f',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae801f; $custom-light: #cba464; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae801f",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 128,
"b": 31
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.699,
"s": 69.756,
"l": 40.196
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62941,
"c": 0.12018,
"h": 80.8
},
"luminance": 0.24536
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE801F
secondary
#6082C8
accent
#74ED3B
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF4EB
border
#D3CEC6
text
#140F06
muted
#837F7A