#AE8827#AE8827

#AE8827 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.268; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.119 H 86.1°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE8827
RGB	rgb(174, 136, 39)
HSL	hsl(43, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(43, 78%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 21.8%, 77.6%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.75, 4.98, 54.14)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.75, 54.37, 84.74°)
OKLab	oklab(64.62% 0.0082 0.1184)
OKLCH	oklch(64.62% 0.119 86.1)
XYZ	xyz(26.6276, 26.7553, 5.6809)
Luminance	0.2675 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE8827 #274DAE

analogous

#AE4527 #AE8827 #91AE27

triadic

#AE8827 #27AE88 #8827AE

tetradic

#AE8827 #27AE45 #274DAE #AE2791

square

#AE8827 #27AE45 #274DAE #AE2791

split-complementary

#AE8827 #2791AE #4527AE

monochromatic

#4A3A11 #7C611C #AE8827 #D4AA3E #DFC070

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.31

#AE8827 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.35

#AE8827 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AE8827

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE8827	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE8827	1.00	3.31	6.35	6.35
#FFFFFF	3.31	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.35	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.35	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#998716

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A2912C

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD7B75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae8827;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 136, 39);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.119 86.1);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cbaa69',
    500: '#ae8827',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae8827;
$custom-light: #cbaa69;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae8827",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 136,
    "b": 39
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 43.111,
    "s": 63.38,
    "l": 41.765
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.64623,
    "c": 0.11869,
    "h": 86.1
  },
  "luminance": 0.26753
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE8827

secondary

#6B85C6

accent

#70E641

background

#FDFAF6

surface

#FAF4EB

border

#D3CEC6

text

#141007

muted

#837F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE8827

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

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