#AE7038
Closest named color: Clay Brown (#B2713D). oklch(60% 0.106 60.5), rgb(174, 112, 56).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.17:1).
About this color
#AE7038 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 60%, its chroma 0.106 and its hue 61°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Clay Brown (#B2713D), ΔE 0.009 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.17:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (60%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.106) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Clay Brown (#B2713D) |
| Black text | 5.17:1 |
| White text | 4.05:1 |
Values
| HEX | #AE7038 |
| RGB | rgb(174, 112, 56) |
| HSL | hsl(28, 51%, 45%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(60% 0.106 60.5) |
Contrast
WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.
| Pair | WCAG 2 | Result | APCA | APCA guidance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| White text on #AE7038 | 4.05:1 | AA large text | Lc -73.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #AE7038 | 5.17:1 | AA | Lc 36.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #AE7038 text on white | 4.05:1 | AA large text | Lc 67.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #AE7038 text on black | 5.17:1 | AA | Lc -34.1 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
Tints and shades
A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 500.
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Step 50
50
#F9F4F1
oklch(97% 0.007 53.4)
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Step 100
100
#F2E8E0
oklch(93.7% 0.015 61.3)
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Step 200
200
#E8D5C6
oklch(88.4% 0.029 60.7)
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Step 300
300
#DAB99F
oklch(80.8% 0.052 60.2)
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Step 400
400
#C7956B
oklch(70.8% 0.083 60.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#AE7038
oklch(60% 0.106 60.5)
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Step 600
600
#A3611F
oklch(55.6% 0.115 60.6)
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Step 700
700
#8C5010
oklch(49.2% 0.108 60.6)
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Step 800
800
#724212
oklch(42.8% 0.089 60.5)
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Step 900
900
#5C3817
oklch(37.7% 0.069 60.5)
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Step 950
950
#36210F
oklch(27% 0.044 59.9)
#AE7038 with color blindness
Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.
| Vision | Seen as | Shift (ΔE) |
|---|---|---|
| Protanopia (no red cones) | #837632 | 0.075 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #928439 | 0.068 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #BE6363 | 0.076 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #7E7E7E | 0.107 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #AE7038
#AE7038
oklch(60% 0.106 60.5)
- #3C88B9
#3C88B9
oklch(60.1% 0.106 240.1)
Analogous
Neighbouring hues, 30° either side.
Split complementary
The two hues beside the complement (150° and 210°).
Triadic
Three hues spaced 120° apart.
Palettes with this color
Curated palettes that contain a color within ΔE 0.04 (OKLab) of #AE7038, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Clay Brown #B2713D ΔE 0.009
- Leather #AC7434 ΔE 0.013
- Tiger's Eye #BC6C25 ΔE 0.026
- Caramel #AF6F09 ΔE 0.028
- Copper #B66325 ΔE 0.031
- Brown Orange #B96902 ΔE 0.032
- Umber #B26400 ΔE 0.035
- Tan Brown #AB7E4C ΔE 0.035
Use #AE7038 in your product
Turn it into light and dark UI roles checked for contrast, then export to Tailwind v4, shadcn/ui, CSS or design tokens.