#AE995E#AE995E
#AE995E is a light, moderate orange. Relative luminance 0.326; OKLCH L 68.8% C 0.082 H 90.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 7.52:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AE995E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 153, 94) |
| HSL | hsl(44, 33%, 53%) |
| HSV | hsv(44, 46%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 12.1%, 46%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(63.83, -0.40, 33.77) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(63.83, 33.77, 90.68°) |
| OKLab | oklab(68.81% -0.0008 0.0818) |
| OKLCH | oklch(68.81% 0.082 90.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(30.8681, 32.5906, 15.2521) |
| Luminance | 0.3259 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Dark Beige
#AC9362
ΔE00 3.35
Dark Sand
#A88F59
ΔE00 3.50
Dust
#B2996E
ΔE00 4.55
Dark Khaki
#9B8F55
ΔE00 4.90
Sandy Brown
#C4A661
ΔE00 5.32
Camel (survey)
#C69F59
ΔE00 6.24
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AE995E #5E73AE
analogous
#AE715E #AE995E #9BAE5E
triadic
#AE995E #5EAE99 #995EAE
tetradic
#AE995E #5EAE71 #5E73AE #AE5E9B
square
#AE995E #5EAE71 #5E73AE #AE5E9B
split-complementary
#AE995E #5E9BAE #715EAE
monochromatic
#615431 #8A7845 #AE995E #C2B387 #D7CDAF
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.79
#AE995E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
7.52
#AE995E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AE995E
7.52:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AE995E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AE995E | 1.00 | 2.79 | 7.52 | 7.52 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.79 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 7.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 7.52 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A59759
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AA9D60
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B9908B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#9B9B9B
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #ae995e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 153, 94); /* oklch */ color: oklch(68.8% 0.082 90.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c8b68c',
500: '#ae995e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #ae995e; $custom-light: #c8b68c; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#ae995e",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 153,
"b": 94
},
"hsl": {
"h": 44.25,
"s": 33.058,
"l": 52.549
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.6881,
"c": 0.08183,
"h": 90.5
},
"luminance": 0.32589
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AE995E
secondary
#A3ACC5
accent
#7BC95F
background
#FCFBF8
surface
#F8F6F0
border
#D1D0CB
text
#13110C
muted
#82807D