#AE8336#AE8336
#AE8336 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.255; OKLCH L 63.7% C 0.107 H 79.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.10:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE8336 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 131, 54) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 53%, 45%) |
| HSV | hsv(39, 69%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 24.7%, 69%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(57.56, 8.50, 46.59) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(57.56, 47.36, 79.66°) |
| OKLab | oklab(63.73% 0.0202 0.1053) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.73% 0.107 79.1) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2393, 25.4995, 7.0292) |
| Luminance | 0.2550 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 3.12
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 4.60
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 4.70
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 4.94
Golden Brown
#B27A01
ΔE00 5.08
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 5.19
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE8336 #3661AE
analogous
#AE4736 #AE8336 #9DAE36
triadic
#AE8336 #36AE83 #8336AE
tetradic
#AE8336 #36AE47 #3661AE #AE369D
square
#AE8336 #36AE47 #3661AE #AE369D
split-complementary
#AE8336 #369DAE #4736AE
monochromatic
#513D19 #7F6028 #AE8336 #CBA156 #D9BB85
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.44
#AE8336 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.10
#AE8336 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE8336
6.10:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE8336 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE8336 | 1.00 | 3.44 | 6.10 | 6.10 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.44 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.10 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#94842D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9E8F39
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD7773
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8A8A8A
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae8336; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 131, 54); /* oklch */ color: oklch(63.7% 0.107 79.1);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#caa671',
500: '#ae8336',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae8336; $custom-light: #caa671; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae8336",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 131,
"b": 54
},
"hsl": {
"h": 38.5,
"s": 52.632,
"l": 44.706
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.63727,
"c": 0.10727,
"h": 79.1
},
"luminance": 0.25498
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE8336
secondary
#7D96C3
accent
#7FDC4C
background
#FCFAF7
surface
#F9F4ED
border
#D2CEC8
text
#140F08
muted
#827F7B