#AE8048#AE8048

#AE8048 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.249; OKLCH L 63.3% C 0.093 H 70.2°. Best body text is #000000 at 5.98:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE8048
RGB	rgb(174, 128, 72)
HSL	hsl(33, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(33, 59%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 26.4%, 58.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(56.98, 11.42, 36.98)
CIE-LCH	lch(56.98, 38.70, 72.84°)
OKLab	oklab(63.34% 0.0313 0.0872)
OKLCH	oklch(63.34% 0.093 70.2)
XYZ	xyz(26.3459, 24.9068, 9.5495)
Luminance	0.2490 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE8048 #4876AE

analogous

#AE4D48 #AE8048 #A9AE48

triadic

#AE8048 #48AE80 #8048AE

tetradic

#AE8048 #48AE4D #4876AE #AE48A9

square

#AE8048 #48AE4D #4876AE #AE48A9

split-complementary

#AE8048 #48A9AE #4D48AE

monochromatic

#574024 #836036 #AE8048 #C49E70 #D6BB9B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.51

#AE8048 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

5.98

#AE8048 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AE8048

5.98:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE8048	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE8048	1.00	3.51	5.98	5.98
#FFFFFF	3.51	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	5.98	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	5.98	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#908243

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9B8D49

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC7573

Achromatopsia (no color)

#898989

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae8048;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 128, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.3% 0.093 70.2);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c9a47c',
    500: '#ae8048',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae8048;
$custom-light: #c9a47c;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae8048",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 128,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 32.941,
    "s": 41.463,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6334,
    "c": 0.09262,
    "h": 70.2
  },
  "luminance": 0.24905
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE8048

secondary

#90A6C2

accent

#8ED157

background

#FCFAF7

surface

#F9F4EE

border

#D2CEC9

text

#140F09

muted

#827F7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE8048

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

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