#AE8828#AE8828

#AE8828 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.268; OKLCH L 64.6% C 0.118 H 85.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.35:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE8828
RGB	rgb(174, 136, 40)
HSL	hsl(43, 63%, 42%)
HSV	hsv(43, 77%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 21.8%, 77%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(58.75, 5.02, 53.77)
CIE-LCH	lch(58.75, 54.00, 84.66°)
OKLab	oklab(64.63% 0.0084 0.1178)
OKLCH	oklch(64.63% 0.118 85.9)
XYZ	xyz(26.6444, 26.7620, 5.7693)
Luminance	0.2676 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

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OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE8828 #284EAE

analogous

#AE4528 #AE8828 #91AE28

triadic

#AE8828 #28AE88 #8828AE

tetradic

#AE8828 #28AE45 #284EAE #AE2891

square

#AE8828 #28AE45 #284EAE #AE2891

split-complementary

#AE8828 #2891AE #4528AE

monochromatic

#4A3A11 #7C611D #AE8828 #D3A940 #DFC072

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.31

#AE8828 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.35

#AE8828 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AE8828

6.35:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE8828	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE8828	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)

#998717

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A2912D

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BD7B75

Achromatopsia (no color)

#8D8D8D

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae8828;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 136, 40);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(64.6% 0.118 85.9);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#cbaa69',
    500: '#ae8828',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae8828;
$custom-light: #cbaa69;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae8828",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 136,
    "b": 40
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 42.985,
    "s": 62.617,
    "l": 41.961
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.6463,
    "c": 0.11812,
    "h": 85.9
  },
  "luminance": 0.2676
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE8828

secondary

#6C86C6

accent

#71E642

background

#FDFAF6

surface

#FAF4EB

border

#D3CEC6

text

#141007

muted

#837F7A

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE8828

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

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