#AE8024#AE8024

#AE8024 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.246; OKLCH L 63.0% C 0.118 H 80.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.91:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE8024
RGB	rgb(174, 128, 36)
HSL	hsl(40, 66%, 41%)
HSV	hsv(40, 79%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 26.4%, 79.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.65, 9.31, 53.32)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.65, 54.12, 80.09°)
OKLab	oklab(62.97% 0.0203 0.116)
OKLCH	oklch(62.97% 0.118 80.1)
XYZ	xyz(25.4949, 24.5664, 5.0677)
Luminance	0.2456 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE8024 #2452AE

analogous

#AE3B24 #AE8024 #97AE24

triadic

#AE8024 #24AE80 #8024AE

tetradic

#AE8024 #24AE3B #2452AE #AE2497

square

#AE8024 #24AE3B #2452AE #AE2497

split-complementary

#AE8024 #2497AE #3B24AE

monochromatic

#49350F #7B5B1A #AE8024 #D6A239 #E1BA6C

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.55

#AE8024 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.91

#AE8024 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AE8024

5.91:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE8024	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE8024	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)

#928113

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9D8D28

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD736E

Achromatopsia (no color)

#888888

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae8024;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 128, 36);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.0% 0.118 80.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cba466',
    500: '#ae8024',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae8024;
$custom-light: #cba466;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae8024",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 128,
    "b": 36
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 40,
    "s": 65.714,
    "l": 41.176
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.62972,
    "c": 0.11774,
    "h": 80.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.24564
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE8024

secondary

#6787C7

accent

#78E93F

background

#FDFAF6

surface

#FAF4EB

border

#D3CEC6

text

#140F06

muted

#837F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE8024

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

Preview Lab → · Contrast checker → · Palette generator →