#AE987D#AE987D
#AE987D is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.329; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.046 H 72.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE987D |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 152, 125) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 23%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 28%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.6%, 28.2%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.11, 3.93, 17.22) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.11, 17.67, 77.16°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.21% 0.0137 0.0439) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.21% 0.046 72.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.3858, 32.9369, 24.0496) |
| Luminance | 0.3294 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 3.59
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 4.12
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 4.57
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 4.85
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 6.48
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 6.67
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE987D #7D93AE
analogous
#AE7F7D #AE987D #ABAE7D
triadic
#AE987D #7DAE98 #987DAE
tetradic
#AE987D #7DAE7F #7D93AE #AE7DAB
square
#AE987D #7DAE7F #7D93AE #AE7DAB
split-complementary
#AE987D #7DABAE #7F7DAE
monochromatic
#6D5A44 #937A5B #AE987D #C5B6A3 #DDD4C8
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.77
#AE987D on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.59
#AE987D on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE987D
7.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE987D | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE987D | 1.00 | 2.77 | 7.59 | 7.59 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.77 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.59 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A0987B
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A69D7E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B79291
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae987d; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 152, 125); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.046 72.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c7b6a2',
500: '#ae987d',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae987d; $custom-light: #c7b6a2; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae987d",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 152,
"b": 125
},
"hsl": {
"h": 33.061,
"s": 23.223,
"l": 58.627
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6921,
"c": 0.04602,
"h": 72.6
},
"luminance": 0.32936
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE987D
secondary
#BAC2CD
accent
#8FC068
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F8F6F3
border
#D1D0CD
text
#13110F
muted
#82807F