#AE8E32#AE8E32

#AE8E32 is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.286; OKLCH L 66.0% C 0.115 H 89.3°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.72:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).

Color values

HEX	#AE8E32
RGB	rgb(174, 142, 50)
HSL	hsl(45, 55%, 44%)
HSV	hsv(45, 71%, 68%)
CMYK	cmyk(0%, 18.4%, 71.3%, 31.8%)
CIE-LAB	lab(60.41, 2.19, 51.33)
CIE-LCH	lch(60.41, 51.38, 87.56°)
OKLab	oklab(65.95% 0.0014 0.1147)
OKLCH	oklch(65.95% 0.115 89.3)
XYZ	xyz(27.7058, 28.5767, 7.0736)
Luminance	0.2858 (WCAG relative)
Temperature	warm
Family	orange

Closest named colors

Perceptual scales

Shades

Tints

Tones

OKLCH scale

Color harmonies

complementary

#AE8E32 #3252AE

analogous

#AE5032 #AE8E32 #90AE32

triadic

#AE8E32 #32AE8E #8E32AE

tetradic

#AE8E32 #32AE50 #3252AE #AE3290

square

#AE8E32 #32AE50 #3252AE #AE3290

split-complementary

#AE8E32 #3290AE #5032AE

monochromatic

#4F4017 #7E6724 #AE8E32 #CDAD50 #DAC380

Accessibility & contrast

On white

3.13

#AE8E32 on #FFFFFF

AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗

On black

6.72

#AE8E32 on #000000

AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗

Best text color

#000000 on #AE8E32

6.72:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes

Contrast matrix

fg \ bg	##AE8E32	#FFFFFF	#000000	##000000
##AE8E32	1.00	3.13	6.72	6.72
#FFFFFF	3.13	1.00	21.00	21.00
#000000	6.72	21.00	1.00	1.00
##000000	6.72	21.00	1.00	1.00

Color blindness preview

Protanopia (red-blind)

#9E8D25

Deuteranopia (green-blind)

#A69536

Tritanopia (blue-blind)

#BC827B

Achromatopsia (no color)

#929292

Design tokens & code

CSS

--color: #ae8e32;
/* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 142, 50);
/* oklch */ color: oklch(66.0% 0.115 89.3);

Tailwind

colors: {
  custom: {
    50: '#caae6f',
    500: '#ae8e32',
    950: '#000000',
  },
}

SCSS

$custom: #ae8e32;
$custom-light: #caae6f;
$custom-dark: #000000;

JSON

{
  "hex": "#ae8e32",
  "rgb": {
    "r": 174,
    "g": 142,
    "b": 50
  },
  "hsl": {
    "h": 44.516,
    "s": 55.357,
    "l": 43.922
  },
  "oklch": {
    "l": 0.65953,
    "c": 0.11468,
    "h": 89.3
  },
  "luminance": 0.28575
}

Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp

primary

#AE8E32

secondary

#788CC4

accent

#70DF49

background

#FCFAF6

surface

#F9F4EC

border

#D2CEC7

text

#141008

muted

#827F7B

Preview Lab

Preview with #AE8E32

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

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