#AEA18E#AEA18E
#AEA18E is a light, muted orange. Relative luminance 0.364; OKLCH L 71.5% C 0.031 H 77.5°. Best body text is #000000 at 8.29:1 contrast (WCAG AA passes).
Color values
| HEX | #AEA18E |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 161, 142) |
| HSL | hsl(36, 16%, 62%) |
| HSV | hsv(36, 18%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 7.5%, 18.4%, 31.8%) |
| CIE-LAB | lab(66.86, 1.53, 11.61) |
| CIE-LCH | lch(66.86, 11.71, 82.51°) |
| OKLab | oklab(71.49% 0.0067 0.0301) |
| OKLCH | oklch(71.49% 0.031 77.5) |
| XYZ | xyz(35.0828, 36.4421, 30.7719) |
| Luminance | 0.3644 (WCAG relative) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Family | orange |
Closest named colors
Stone
#A89F91
ΔE00 2.42
Greige
#B8AB98
ΔE00 2.93
Greyish
#A8A495
ΔE00 4.38
Taupe (survey)
#B9A281
ΔE00 5.30
Stone (survey)
#ADA587
ΔE00 5.53
Cement
#A5A391
ΔE00 5.56
Perceptual scales
Shades
Tints
Tones
OKLCH scale
Color harmonies
complementary
#AEA18E #8E9BAE
analogous
#AE918E #AEA18E #ABAE8E
triadic
#AEA18E #8EAEA1 #A18EAE
tetradic
#AEA18E #8EAE91 #8E9BAE #AE8EAB
square
#AEA18E #8EAE91 #8E9BAE #AE8EAB
split-complementary
#AEA18E #8EABAE #918EAE
monochromatic
#716451 #94836A #AEA18E #C8BFB2 #E1DCD5
Accessibility & contrast
On white
2.53
#AEA18E on #FFFFFF
AA ✗AA large ✗AAA ✗
On black
8.29
#AEA18E on #000000
AA ✓AA large ✓AAA ✓
Best text color
#000000 on #AEA18E
8.29:1 — WCAG AA (normal text) passes
Contrast matrix
| fg \ bg | ##AEA18E | #FFFFFF | #000000 | ##000000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ##AEA18E | 1.00 | 2.53 | 8.29 | 8.29 |
| #FFFFFF | 2.53 | 1.00 | 21.00 | 21.00 |
| #000000 | 8.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| ##000000 | 8.29 | 21.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
Color blindness preview
Protanopia (red-blind)
#A7A18D
Deuteranopia (green-blind)
#AAA48E
Tritanopia (blue-blind)
#B49D9C
Achromatopsia (no color)
#A3A3A3
Design tokens & code
CSS
--color: #aea18e; /* rgb */ color: rgb(174, 161, 142); /* oklch */ color: oklch(71.5% 0.031 77.5);
Tailwind
colors: {
custom: {
50: '#c6bcaf',
500: '#aea18e',
950: '#000000',
},
}SCSS
$custom: #aea18e; $custom-light: #c6bcaf; $custom-dark: #000000;
JSON
{
"hex": "#aea18e",
"rgb": {
"r": 174,
"g": 161,
"b": 142
},
"hsl": {
"h": 35.625,
"s": 16.495,
"l": 61.961
},
"oklch": {
"l": 0.71489,
"c": 0.0308,
"h": 77.5
},
"luminance": 0.36441
}Semantic roles & 50–950 ramp
primary
#AEA18E
secondary
#C6CBD2
accent
#6B9B4B
background
#FCFBFA
surface
#F8F6F4
border
#D1D0CE
text
#131210
muted
#82817F