#AE8739#AE8739

#AE8739 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.266; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.106 H 82.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.32:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE8739
RGB	rgb(174, 135, 57)
HSL	hsl(40, 51%, 45%)
HSV	hsv(40, 67%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 22.4%, 67.2%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.62, 6.46, 46.34)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.62, 46.78, 82.07°)
OKLab	oklab(64.57% 0.0147 0.1053)
OKLCH	oklch(64.57% 0.106 82.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.8596, 26.6238, 7.5943)
Luminance	0.2662 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE8739 #3960AE

analogous

#AE4D39 #AE8739 #9AAE39

triadic

#AE8739 #39AE87 #8739AE

tetradic

#AE8739 #39AE4D #3960AE #AE399A

square

#AE8739 #39AE4D #3960AE #AE399A

split-complementary

#AE8739 #399AAE #4D39AE

monochromatic

#523F1B #80632A #AE8739 #C9A45B #D8BE89

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.32

#AE8739 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.32

#AE8739 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AE8739

6.32:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE8739	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE8739	1.00	3.32	6.32	6.32
#FFFFFF	3.32	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.32	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.32	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#978730

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A1913C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC7B76

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae8739;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 135, 57);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.106 82.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#caa973',
    500: '#ae8739',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae8739;
$custom-light: #caa973;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae8739",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 57
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 40,
    "s": 50.649,
    "l": 45.294
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64571,
    "c": 0.10632,
    "h": 82.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.26622
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE8739

secondary

#8096C3

accent

#7CDA4E

background

#FCFAF7

surface

#F9F4ED

border

#D2CEC8

text

#140F08

muted

#827F7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE8739

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

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