#AE8748#AE8748

#AE8748 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.268; OKLCH L 64.7% C 0.094 H 77.8°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.36:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE8748
RGB	rgb(174, 135, 72)
HSL	hsl(37, 41%, 48%)
HSV	hsv(37, 59%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 22.4%, 58.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.79, 7.51, 39.11)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.79, 39.83, 79.13°)
OKLab	oklab(64.75% 0.0198 0.0918)
OKLCH	oklch(64.75% 0.094 77.8)
XYZ	xyz(27.2906, 26.7963, 9.8644)
Luminance	0.2679 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE8748 #486FAE

analogous

#AE5448 #AE8748 #A2AE48

triadic

#AE8748 #48AE87 #8748AE

tetradic

#AE8748 #48AE54 #486FAE #AE48A2

square

#AE8748 #48AE54 #486FAE #AE48A2

split-complementary

#AE8748 #48A2AE #5448AE

monochromatic

#574424 #836536 #AE8748 #C4A370 #D6BF9B

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.30

#AE8748 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.36

#AE8748 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AE8748

6.36:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE8748	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE8748	1.00	3.30	6.36	6.36
#FFFFFF	3.30	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.36	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.36	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#968842

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A0914A

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC7C78

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae8748;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 135, 72);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.7% 0.094 77.8);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c9a97d',
    500: '#ae8748',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae8748;
$custom-light: #c9a97d;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae8748",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 72
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 37.059,
    "s": 41.463,
    "l": 48.235
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64749,
    "c": 0.09395,
    "h": 77.8
  },
  "luminance": 0.26794
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE8748

secondary

#90A3C2

accent

#85D157

background

#FCFAF7

surface

#F9F4EE

border

#D2CEC9

text

#140F0A

muted

#827F7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE8748

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

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