#AE8620#AE8620
#AE8620 is a light, vivid orange. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.122 H 85.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.23:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE8620 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 134, 32) |
| HSL | hsl(43, 69%, 40%) |
| HSV | hsv(43, 82%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23%, 81.6%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.18, 5.82, 56.13) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.18, 56.43, 84.08°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.17% 0.0099 0.1211) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.17% 0.122 85.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.2431, 26.1551, 5.0325) |
| Luminance | 0.2615 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 2.96
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.02
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 3.09
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 3.82
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.60
Ochre
#BF9005
ΔE00 4.71
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE8620 #2048AE
analogous
#AE3F20 #AE8620 #8FAE20
triadic
#AE8620 #20AE86 #8620AE
tetradic
#AE8620 #20AE3F #2048AE #AE208F
square
#AE8620 #20AE3F #2048AE #AE208F
split-complementary
#AE8620 #208FAE #3F20AE
monochromatic
#47360D #7A5E16 #AE8620 #D9AA32 #E3C066
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.37
#AE8620 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.23
#AE8620 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE8620
6.23:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE8620 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE8620 | 1.00 | 3.37 | 6.23 | 6.23 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.37 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.23 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#988607
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A19026
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD7973
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae8620; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 134, 32); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.122 85.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#cba865',
500: '#ae8620',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae8620; $custom-light: #cba865; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae8620",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 134,
"b": 32
},
"hsl": {
"h": 43.099,
"s": 68.932,
"l": 40.392
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64168,
"c": 0.12153,
"h": 85.4
},
"luminance": 0.26153
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE8620
secondary
#627FC8
accent
#6EEC3C
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF4EB
border
#D3CEC6
text
#140F06
muted
#837F7A