#AE8255#AE8255

#AE8255 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.256; OKLCH L 63.9% C 0.082 H 66.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.12:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE8255
RGB	rgb(174, 130, 85)
HSL	hsl(30, 35%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(30, 51%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 25.3%, 51.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.68, 11.44, 30.84)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.68, 32.89, 69.66°)
OKLab	oklab(63.94% 0.0331 0.0746)
OKLCH	oklch(63.94% 0.082 66.1)
XYZ	xyz(27.0792, 25.6216, 12.1118)
Luminance	0.2562 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Color harmonies

complementary

#AE8255 #5581AE

analogous

#AE5555 #AE8255 #ADAE55

triadic

#AE8255 #55AE82 #8255AE

tetradic

#AE8255 #55AE55 #5581AE #AE55AD

square

#AE8255 #55AE55 #5581AE #AE55AD

split-complementary

#AE8255 #55ADAE #5555AE

monochromatic

#5D452C #866340 #AE8255 #C2A07E #D5BFA8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.43

#AE8255 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.12

#AE8255 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AE8255

6.12:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE8255	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE8255	1.00	3.43	6.12	6.12
#FFFFFF	3.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.12	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.12	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#908551

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9B8F56

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB7877

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8B8B8B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae8255;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 130, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(63.9% 0.082 66.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c8a685',
    500: '#ae8255',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae8255;
$custom-light: #c8a685;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae8255",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 130,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 30.337,
    "s": 35.458,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63939,
    "c": 0.08163,
    "h": 66.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.2562
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE8255

secondary

#9CAFC3

accent

#93CB5C

background

#FCFAF8

surface

#F9F4EF

border

#D2CECA

text

#130F0B

muted

#827F7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE8255

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

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