#AE7857
Closest named color: Puce (#A57E52). oklch(62% 0.082 52.1), rgb(174, 120, 87).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.62:1).
About this color
#AE7857 is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.082 and its hue 52°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Puce (#A57E52), ΔE 0.024 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.62:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | medium-light (62%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.082) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Puce (#A57E52) |
| Black text | 5.62:1 |
| White text | 3.73:1 |
Values
| HEX | #AE7857 |
| RGB | rgb(174, 120, 87) |
| HSL | hsl(23, 35%, 51%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.082 52.1) |
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 #AE7857 | 3.73:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #AE7857 | 5.62:1 | AA | Lc 39.3 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #AE7857 text on white | 3.73:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| #AE7857 text on black | 5.62:1 | AA | Lc -36.9 | 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
#F9F4F2
oklch(97% 0.006 43.3)
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Step 100
100
#F1E8E3
oklch(93.7% 0.012 51.3)
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Step 200
200
#E6D5CC
oklch(88.4% 0.023 49.9)
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Step 300
300
#D7BAA9
oklch(80.9% 0.041 52.3)
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Step 400
400
#C2967C
oklch(70.8% 0.064 51.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#AE7857
oklch(62% 0.082 52.1)
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Step 600
600
#9D6440
oklch(55.7% 0.09 52.2)
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Step 700
700
#865232
oklch(49.1% 0.084 51.3)
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Step 800
800
#6D442A
oklch(42.8% 0.069 52.3)
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Step 900
900
#583926
oklch(37.6% 0.054 52)
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Step 950
950
#342217
oklch(27.1% 0.034 52.2)
#AE7857 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) | #877D54 | 0.066 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #948957 | 0.060 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #BC6E70 | 0.055 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.083 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #AE7857
#AE7857
oklch(62% 0.082 52.1)
- #4E8FAF
#4E8FAF
oklch(62% 0.082 231.6)
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 #AE7857, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Puce #A57E52 ΔE 0.024
- Pinkish Brown #B17261 ΔE 0.024
- Tan Brown #AB7E4C ΔE 0.025
- Light Brown #AD8150 ΔE 0.028
- Clay Brown #B2713D ΔE 0.029
- Mocha #9D7651 ΔE 0.031
- Coffee #A6814C ΔE 0.034
- Clay #B66A50 ΔE 0.035
Use #AE7857 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.