#AE8021#AE8021
#AE8021 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.245; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.119 H 80.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE8021 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 128, 33) |
| HSL | hsl(40, 68%, 41%) |
| HSV | hsv(40, 81%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 26.4%, 81%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(56.63, 9.20, 54.40) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(56.63, 55.17, 80.40°) |
| OKLab | oklab(62.95% 0.0197 0.1176) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.95% 0.119 80.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(25.4510, 24.5488, 4.8365) |
| Luminance | 0.2455 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 2.12
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 2.93
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 3.12
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 3.29
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.64
Yellowish Brown
#9B7A01
ΔE00 5.72
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE8021 #214FAE
analogous
#AE3A21 #AE8021 #95AE21
triadic
#AE8021 #21AE80 #8021AE
tetradic
#AE8021 #21AE3A #214FAE #AE2195
square
#AE8021 #21AE3A #214FAE #AE2195
split-complementary
#AE8021 #2195AE #3A21AE
monochromatic
#47340D #7B5A17 #AE8021 #D8A334 #E2BA67
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.55
#AE8021 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
5.91
#AE8021 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE8021
5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE8021 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE8021 | 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)
#92810D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9D8D26
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BE736E
Achromatopsia (no color)
#888888
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae8021; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 128, 33); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.119 80.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cba465',
500: '#ae8021',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae8021; $custom-light: #cba465; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae8021",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 128,
"b": 33
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.426,
"s": 68.116,
"l": 40.588
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.62953,
"c": 0.11924,
"h": 80.5
},
"luminance": 0.24547
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE8021
secondary
#6384C8
accent
#76EB3D
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF4EB
border
#D3CEC6
text
#140F06
muted
#837F7A