#AE987E#AE987E
#AE987E is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.330; OKLCH L 69.2% C 0.045 H 71.6°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.59:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE987E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 152, 126) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 23%, 59%) |
| HSV | hsv(33, 28%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.6%, 27.6%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(64.13, 4.07, 16.70) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(64.13, 17.18, 76.31°) |
| OKLab | oklab(69.23% 0.0142 0.0426) |
| OKLCH | oklch(69.23% 0.045 71.6) |
| XYZ | xyz(32.4500, 32.9626, 24.3877) |
| Luminance | 0.3296 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 3.80
Pale Brown
#B1916E
ΔE00 4.24
Mushroom
#BA9E88
ΔE00 4.29
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 5.22
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 6.33
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 6.59
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE987E #7E94AE
analogous
#AE807E #AE987E #ACAE7E
triadic
#AE987E #7EAE98 #987EAE
tetradic
#AE987E #7EAE80 #7E94AE #AE7EAC
square
#AE987E #7EAE80 #7E94AE #AE7EAC
split-complementary
#AE987E #7EACAE #807EAE
monochromatic
#6D5A45 #937A5C #AE987E #C6B6A4 #DDD4C9
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.77
#AE987E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.59
#AE987E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE987E
7.59:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE987E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE987E | 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)
#A0987C
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#A59E7F
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B69391
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae987e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 152, 126); /* oklch */ color: oklch(69.2% 0.045 71.6);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6b6a3',
500: '#ae987e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae987e; $custom-light: #c6b6a3; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae987e",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 152,
"b": 126
},
"hsl": {
"h": 32.5,
"s": 22.857,
"l": 58.824
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.69234,
"c": 0.04492,
"h": 71.6
},
"luminance": 0.32962
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE987E
secondary
#BAC3CD
accent
#90BF68
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F8F6F3
border
#D1D0CD
text
#13110F
muted
#82807F