#AE862A#AE862A
#AE862A is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.262; OKLCH L 64.2% C 0.116 H 84.0°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.24:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE862A |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 134, 42) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 61%, 42%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 76%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 23%, 75.9%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(58.24, 6.22, 52.49) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(58.24, 52.86, 83.25°) |
| OKLab | oklab(64.23% 0.0121 0.1155) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.23% 0.116 84) |
| XYZ | xyz(26.4002, 26.2179, 5.8601) |
| Luminance | 0.2622 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Darkgoldenrod
#B8860B
ΔE00 3.40
Mustard Brown
#AC7E04
ΔE00 3.43
Yellowy Brown
#AE8B0C
ΔE00 4.06
Dark Mustard
#A88905
ΔE00 4.74
Bronze (survey)
#A87900
ΔE00 4.79
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 5.12
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE862A #2A52AE
analogous
#AE442A #AE862A #94AE2A
triadic
#AE862A #2AAE86 #862AAE
tetradic
#AE862A #2AAE44 #2A52AE #AE2A94
square
#AE862A #2AAE44 #2A52AE #AE2A94
split-complementary
#AE862A #2A94AE #442AAE
monochromatic
#4B3A12 #7D601E #AE862A #D2A743 #DEBE75
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.36
#AE862A on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.24
#AE862A on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE862A
6.24:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE862A | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE862A | 1.00 | 3.36 | 6.24 | 6.24 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.36 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.24 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#97861B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A1902E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BD7974
Achromatopsia (no color)
#8C8C8C
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae862a; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 134, 42); /* oklch */ color: oklch(64.2% 0.116 84.0);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#caa86a',
500: '#ae862a',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae862a; $custom-light: #caa86a; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae862a",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 134,
"b": 42
},
"hsl": {
"h": 41.818,
"s": 61.111,
"l": 42.353
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.64233,
"c": 0.11617,
"h": 84
},
"luminance": 0.26216
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE862A
secondary
#6F89C5
accent
#74E444
background
#FDFAF6
surface
#FAF4EB
border
#D3CEC6
text
#140F07
muted
#837F7A