#AE8755#AE8755

#AE8755 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.270; OKLCH L 64.9% C 0.082 H 72.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.40:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE8755
RGB	rgb(174, 135, 85)
HSL	hsl(34, 35%, 51%)
HSV	hsv(34, 51%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 22.4%, 51.1%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.96, 8.64, 32.46)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.96, 33.59, 75.09°)
OKLab	oklab(64.94% 0.0248 0.0783)
OKLCH	oklch(64.94% 0.082 72.4)
XYZ	xyz(27.7605, 26.9842, 12.3389)
Luminance	0.2698 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

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Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE8755 #557CAE

analogous

#AE5A55 #AE8755 #A8AE55

triadic

#AE8755 #55AE87 #8755AE

tetradic

#AE8755 #55AE5A #557CAE #AE55A8

square

#AE8755 #55AE5A #557CAE #AE55A8

split-complementary

#AE8755 #55A8AE #5A55AE

monochromatic

#5D472C #866740 #AE8755 #C2A47E #D5C2A8

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.28

#AE8755 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.40

#AE8755 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AE8755

6.40:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE8755	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE8755	1.00	3.28	6.40	6.40
#FFFFFF	3.28	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.40	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.40	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#958851

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#9E9256

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BB7D7B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8E8E8E

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae8755;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 135, 85);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.9% 0.082 72.4);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#c8a986',
    500: '#ae8755',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae8755;
$custom-light: #c8a986;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae8755",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 135,
    "b": 85
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 33.708,
    "s": 35.458,
    "l": 50.784
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64942,
    "c": 0.08212,
    "h": 72.4
  },
  "luminance": 0.26982
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE8755

secondary

#9CADC3

accent

#8DCB5C

background

#FCFAF8

surface

#F9F4EF

border

#D2CECA

text

#13100B

muted

#827F7C

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE8755

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

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