#AE8023#AE8023

#AE8023 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.118 H 80.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE8023
RGB	rgb(174, 128, 35)
HSL	hsl(40, 67%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(40, 80%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 26.4%, 79.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.64, 9.27, 53.68)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.64, 54.48, 80.20°)
OKLab	oklab(62.97% 0.0201 0.1165)
OKLCH	oklch(62.97% 0.118 80.2)
XYZ	xyz(25.4799, 24.5604, 4.9884)
Luminance	0.2456 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE8023 #2351AE

analogous

#AE3A23 #AE8023 #96AE23

triadic

#AE8023 #23AE80 #8023AE

tetradic

#AE8023 #23AE3A #2351AE #AE2396

square

#AE8023 #23AE3A #2351AE #AE2396

split-complementary

#AE8023 #2396AE #3A23AE

monochromatic

#48350F #7B5B19 #AE8023 #D7A237 #E1BA6A

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.55

#AE8023 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.91

#AE8023 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AE8023

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE8023	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE8023	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)

#928111

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9D8D27

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD736E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae8023;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 128, 35);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.118 80.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cba466',
    500: '#ae8023',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae8023;
$custom-light: #cba466;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae8023",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 128,
    "b": 35
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 40.144,
    "s": 66.507,
    "l": 40.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62965,
    "c": 0.11825,
    "h": 80.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.24558
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE8023

secondary

#6686C7

accent

#77E93E

background

#FDFAF6

surface

#FAF4EB

border

#D3CEC6

text

#140F06

muted

#837F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE8023

Body copy rendered with the generated semantic roles for this colour.

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