#AE8256#AE8256

#AE8256 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.256; OKLCH L 64.0% C 0.081 H 65.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.13:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE8256
RGB	rgb(174, 130, 86)
HSL	hsl(30, 35%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(30, 51%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 25.3%, 50.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(57.69, 11.53, 30.31)
CIE-LCH	lch(57.69, 32.43, 69.17°)
OKLab	oklab(63.96% 0.0335 0.0735)
OKLCH	oklch(63.96% 0.081 65.5)
XYZ	xyz(27.1192, 25.6376, 12.3225)
Luminance	0.2564 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE8256 #5682AE

analogous

#AE5656 #AE8256 #AEAE56

triadic

#AE8256 #56AE82 #8256AE

tetradic

#AE8256 #56AE56 #5682AE #AE56AE

square

#AE8256 #56AE56 #5682AE #AE56AE

split-complementary

#AE8256 #56AEAE #5656AE

monochromatic

#5D452D #866340 #AE8256 #C2A17F #D6BFA9

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.43

#AE8256 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.13

#AE8256 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AE8256

6.13:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE8256	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE8256	1.00	3.43	6.13	6.13
#FFFFFF	3.43	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.13	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.13	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#908553

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9B8F57

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB7877

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8B8B8B

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae8256;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 130, 86);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.0% 0.081 65.5);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c8a686',
    500: '#ae8256',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae8256;
$custom-light: #c8a686;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae8256",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 130,
    "b": 86
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 30,
    "s": 35.2,
    "l": 50.98
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.63956,
    "c": 0.08076,
    "h": 65.5
  },
  "luminance": 0.25636
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE8256

secondary

#9CB0C3

accent

#94CB5D

background

#FCFAF8

surface

#F9F4EF

border

#D2CECA

text

#130F0B

muted

#827F7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE8256

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

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