#AE8252#AE8252

#AE8252 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.256; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.084 H 67.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.11:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE8252
RGB	rgb(174, 130, 82)
HSL	hsl(31, 36%, 50%)
HSV	hsv(31, 53%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 25.3%, 52.9%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.63, 11.16, 32.42)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.63, 34.28, 71.01°)
OKLab	oklab(63.89% 0.0319 0.078)
OKLCH	oklch(63.89% 0.084 67.8)
XYZ	xyz(26.9625, 25.5749, 11.4973)
Luminance	0.2557 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE8252 #527EAE

analogous

#AE5452 #AE8252 #ACAE52

triadic

#AE8252 #52AE82 #8252AE

tetradic

#AE8252 #52AE54 #527EAE #AE52AC

square

#AE8252 #52AE54 #527EAE #AE52AC

split-complementary

#AE8252 #52ACAE #5452AE

monochromatic

#5B442B #85633E #AE8252 #C2A07C #D5BEA5

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.43

#AE8252 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.11

#AE8252 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AE8252

6.11:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE8252	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE8252	1.00	3.43	6.11	6.11
#FFFFFF	3.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.11	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.11	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#91844E

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9B8F53

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB7876

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8A8A8A

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae8252;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 130, 82);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.084 67.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c9a683',
    500: '#ae8252',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae8252;
$custom-light: #c9a683;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae8252",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 130,
    "b": 82
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 31.304,
    "s": 36.22,
    "l": 50.196
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63889,
    "c": 0.08424,
    "h": 67.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.25573
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE8252

secondary

#99ADC2

accent

#91CC5C

background

#FCFAF8

surface

#F9F4EF

border

#D2CECA

text

#130F0B

muted

#827F7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE8252

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

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