#AEA18B#AEA18B
#AEA18B is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.364; OKLCH L 71.4% C 0.034 H 80.9°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.27:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEA18B |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 161, 139) |
| HSL | hsl(38, 18%, 61%) |
| HSV | hsv(38, 20%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.5%, 20.1%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.79, 1.06, 13.18) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.79, 13.22, 85.41°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.41% 0.0054 0.034) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.41% 0.034 80.9) |
| XYZ | xyz(34.8606, 36.3532, 29.6016) |
| Luminance | 0.3635 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 3.25
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 3.25
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 4.43
Greyish
#A8A495
ΔE00 4.55
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 4.67
Bland
#AFA88B
ΔE00 4.75
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEA18B #8B98AE
analogous
#AE908B #AEA18B #AAAE8B
triadic
#AEA18B #8BAEA1 #A18BAE
tetradic
#AEA18B #8BAE90 #8B98AE #AE8BAA
square
#AEA18B #8BAE90 #8B98AE #AE8BAA
split-complementary
#AEA18B #8BAAAE #908BAE
monochromatic
#70644E #948468 #AEA18B #C7BEAF #E0DBD3
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.54
#AEA18B on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.27
#AEA18B on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEA18B
8.27:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEA18B | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEA18B | 1.00 | 2.54 | 8.27 | 8.27 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.54 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.27 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7A18A
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAA48C
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B49D9B
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A2A2A2
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aea18b; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 161, 139); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.4% 0.034 80.9);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6bcad',
500: '#aea18b',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aea18b; $custom-light: #c6bcad; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aea18b",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 161,
"b": 139
},
"hsl": {
"h": 37.714,
"s": 17.766,
"l": 61.373
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71414,
"c": 0.03442,
"h": 80.9
},
"luminance": 0.36352
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEA18B
secondary
#C4C9D1
accent
#689C49
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F8F6F4
border
#D1D0CE
text
#131210
muted
#82817F