#AE8A63#AE8A63
#AE8A63 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.281; OKLCH L 65.8% C 0.069 H 68.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.62:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE8A63 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 138, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 32%, 54%) |
| HSV | hsv(31, 43%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 20.7%, 43.1%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(59.96, 8.41, 26.08) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(59.96, 27.40, 72.12°) |
| OKLab | oklab(65.8% 0.0255 0.0645) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65.8% 0.069 68.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.7972, 28.0780, 15.7047) |
| Luminance | 0.2808 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 2.54
Light Brown
#AD8150
ΔE00 3.96
Puce
#A57E52
ΔE00 4.27
Tan Brown
#AB7E4C
ΔE00 4.87
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 4.97
Camel
#C19A6B
ΔE00 5.57
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE8A63 #6387AE
analogous
#AE6463 #AE8A63 #ACAE63
triadic
#AE8A63 #63AE8A #8A63AE
tetradic
#AE8A63 #63AE64 #6387AE #AE63AC
square
#AE8A63 #63AE64 #6387AE #AE63AC
split-complementary
#AE8A63 #63ACAE #6463AE
monochromatic
#634C33 #8B6B48 #AE8A63 #C3A88B #D8C6B4
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.17
#AE8A63 on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.62
#AE8A63 on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE8A63
6.62:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE8A63 | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE8A63 | 1.00 | 3.17 | 6.62 | 6.62 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.17 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.62 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#968C60
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#9F9464
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BA8280
Achromatopsia (no color)
#909090
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae8a63; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 138, 99); /* oklch */ color: oklch(65.8% 0.069 68.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8ac90',
500: '#ae8a63',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae8a63; $custom-light: #c8ac90; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae8a63",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 138,
"b": 99
},
"hsl": {
"h": 31.2,
"s": 31.646,
"l": 53.529
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.65797,
"c": 0.06933,
"h": 68.4
},
"luminance": 0.28076
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE8A63
secondary
#A6B6C6
accent
#92C860
background
#FCFAF8
surface
#F8F4F0
border
#D1CECB
text
#13100C
muted
#827F7D