#AE8F4E#AE8F4E
#AE8F4E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.292; OKLCH L 66.5% C 0.092 H 84.4°. Best body text is #000000 at 6.84:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE8F4E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 143, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(41, 38%, 49%) |
| HSV | hsv(41, 55%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 17.8%, 55.2%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(60.95, 3.57, 38.60) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(60.95, 38.77, 84.72°) |
| OKLab | oklab(66.47% 0.009 0.0913) |
| OKLCH | oklch(66.47% 0.092 84.4) |
| XYZ | xyz(28.6544, 29.1952, 11.3322) |
| Luminance | 0.2919 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 2.69
Dark Tan
#AF884A
ΔE00 3.36
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 3.80
Coffee
#A6814C
ΔE00 5.69
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 5.91
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 5.93
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE8F4E #4E6DAE
analogous
#AE5F4E #AE8F4E #9DAE4E
triadic
#AE8F4E #4EAE8F #8F4EAE
tetradic
#AE8F4E #4EAE5F #4E6DAE #AE4E9D
square
#AE8F4E #4EAE5F #4E6DAE #AE4E9D
split-complementary
#AE8F4E #4E9DAE #5F4EAE
monochromatic
#594A28 #846C3B #AE8F4E #C2AA77 #D5C4A1
Accessibility & contrast
On white
3.07
#AE8F4E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✓AAA ✗
On black
6.84
#AE8F4E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✗
Best text color
#000000 on #AE8F4E
6.84:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE8F4E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE8F4E | 1.00 | 3.07 | 6.84 | 6.84 |
| #FFFFFF | 3.07 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 6.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 6.84 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#9D8E48
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A59650
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#BB8580
Achromatopsia (no color)
#939393
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae8f4e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 143, 78); /* oklch */ color: oklch(66.5% 0.092 84.4);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c9af81',
500: '#ae8f4e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae8f4e; $custom-light: #c9af81; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae8f4e",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 143,
"b": 78
},
"hsl": {
"h": 40.625,
"s": 38.095,
"l": 49.412
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.66475,
"c": 0.09179,
"h": 84.4
},
"luminance": 0.29194
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE8F4E
secondary
#96A4C2
accent
#7FCE5A
background
#FCFAF8
surface
#F9F4EF
border
#D2CECA
text
#13100A
muted
#827F7C