#AE7948
Closest named color: Tan Brown (#AB7E4C). oklch(62% 0.093 62.5), rgb(174, 121, 72).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.62:1).
About this color
#AE7948 is a medium-dark, moderately saturated brown. In OKLCH its lightness is 62%, its chroma 0.093 and its hue 62°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Tan Brown (#AB7E4C), ΔE 0.013 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.62:1.
| Hue family | Browns |
| Lightness | medium-dark (62%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.093) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Tan Brown (#AB7E4C) |
| Black text | 5.62:1 |
| White text | 3.73:1 |
Values
| HEX | #AE7948 |
| RGB | rgb(174, 121, 72) |
| HSL | hsl(29, 41%, 48%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62% 0.093 62.5) |
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 #AE7948 | 3.73:1 | AA large text | Lc -70.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #AE7948 | 5.62:1 | AA | Lc 39.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #AE7948 text on white | 3.73:1 | AA large text | Lc 64.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #AE7948 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
#F9F5F1
oklch(97.2% 0.007 67.7)
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Step 100
100
#F1E8E1
oklch(93.6% 0.014 60.6)
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Step 200
200
#E6D6C9
oklch(88.6% 0.025 61.6)
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Step 300
300
#D7BBA3
oklch(81% 0.046 62.7)
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Step 400
400
#C29771
oklch(70.8% 0.073 62.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#AE7948
oklch(62% 0.093 62.5)
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Step 600
600
#9D652D
oklch(55.7% 0.101 62.8)
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Step 700
700
#865320
oklch(49% 0.094 62.1)
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Step 800
800
#6D441C
oklch(42.6% 0.078 62.1)
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Step 900
900
#583A1D
oklch(37.7% 0.06 63.2)
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Step 950
950
#342212
oklch(27% 0.038 61.7)
#AE7948 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) | #8A7D44 | 0.061 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #968949 | 0.056 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #BC6D6D | 0.070 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #848484 | 0.093 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #AE7948
#AE7948
oklch(62% 0.093 62.5)
- #508DBA
#508DBA
oklch(62.1% 0.093 242.3)
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 #AE7948, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Tan Brown #AB7E4C ΔE 0.013
- Puce #A57E52 ΔE 0.019
- Light Brown #AD8150 ΔE 0.020
- Clay Brown #B2713D ΔE 0.020
- Leather #AC7434 ΔE 0.021
- Coffee #A6814C ΔE 0.023
- Mocha #9D7651 ΔE 0.032
- Dark Tan #AF884A ΔE 0.040
Use #AE7948 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.