#AE7A63
Closest named color: Pinkish Brown (#B17261). oklch(62.6% 0.074 44.8), rgb(174, 122, 99).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.76:1).
About this color
#AE7A63 is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.074 and its hue 45°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pinkish Brown (#B17261), ΔE 0.020 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.76:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.074) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Pinkish Brown (#B17261) |
| Black text | 5.76:1 |
| White text | 3.64:1 |
Values
| HEX | #AE7A63 |
| RGB | rgb(174, 122, 99) |
| HSL | hsl(18, 32%, 54%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.6% 0.074 44.8) |
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 #AE7A63 | 3.64:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.4 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #AE7A63 | 5.76:1 | AA | Lc 40.2 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #AE7A63 text on white | 3.64:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.9 | Content text, not long reading |
| #AE7A63 text on black | 5.76:1 | AA | Lc -37.8 | 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
#F8F4F3
oklch(97% 0.005 34.3)
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Step 100
100
#F0E8E4
oklch(93.6% 0.01 48.6)
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Step 200
200
#E5D5CF
oklch(88.4% 0.02 41.8)
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Step 300
300
#D6BAAE
oklch(81% 0.036 44.6)
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Step 400
400
#C09683
oklch(70.7% 0.058 45.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#AE7A63
oklch(62.6% 0.074 44.8)
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Step 600
600
#9B644B
oklch(55.7% 0.081 45.1)
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Step 700
700
#84533C
oklch(49.2% 0.074 45.7)
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Step 800
800
#6B4432
oklch(42.7% 0.061 45.4)
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Step 900
900
#57392C
oklch(37.6% 0.048 44.2)
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Step 950
950
#33221A
oklch(27% 0.03 46.2)
#AE7A63 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) | #877F61 | 0.064 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #948A63 | 0.058 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #BB7174 | 0.044 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #868686 | 0.074 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #AE7A63
#AE7A63
oklch(62.6% 0.074 44.8)
- #5392AA
#5392AA
oklch(62.7% 0.074 224.8)
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 #AE7A63, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pinkish Brown #B17261 ΔE 0.020
- Puce #A57E52 ΔE 0.032
- Tan Brown #AB7E4C ΔE 0.035
- Light Brown #AD8150 ΔE 0.035
- Mocha #9D7651 ΔE 0.039
- Clay #B66A50 ΔE 0.040
- Coffee #A6814C ΔE 0.042
- Clay Brown #B2713D ΔE 0.043
Use #AE7A63 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.