#AE7D59
Closest named color: Light Brown (#AD8150). oklch(63% 0.079 57), rgb(174, 125, 89).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.87:1).
About this color
#AE7D59 is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.079 and its hue 57°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Brown (#AD8150), ΔE 0.018 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.87:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.079) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Light Brown (#AD8150) |
| Black text | 5.87:1 |
| White text | 3.57:1 |
Values
| HEX | #AE7D59 |
| RGB | rgb(174, 125, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(25, 34%, 52%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63% 0.079 57) |
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 #AE7D59 | 3.57:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #AE7D59 | 5.87:1 | AA | Lc 40.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #AE7D59 text on white | 3.57:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #AE7D59 text on black | 5.87:1 | AA | Lc -38.5 | 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
#F8F5F2
oklch(97.2% 0.005 67.8)
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Step 100
100
#F0E8E3
oklch(93.6% 0.011 54.5)
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Step 200
200
#E5D6CC
oklch(88.5% 0.022 56.1)
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Step 300
300
#D5BBA9
oklch(80.9% 0.039 56.8)
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Step 400
400
#BF977B
oklch(70.6% 0.062 56.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#AE7D59
oklch(63% 0.079 57)
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Step 600
600
#99663F
oklch(55.6% 0.085 57.3)
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Step 700
700
#835431
oklch(49.1% 0.08 56.2)
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Step 800
800
#6A4529
oklch(42.6% 0.066 57)
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Step 900
900
#563A26
oklch(37.6% 0.051 56)
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Step 950
950
#332216
oklch(26.9% 0.033 56)
#AE7D59 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) | #8B8156 | 0.058 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #978C59 | 0.053 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #BB7374 | 0.057 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #878787 | 0.079 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #AE7D59
#AE7D59
oklch(63% 0.079 57)
- #5891B3
#5891B3
oklch(63.1% 0.079 236.1)
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 #AE7D59, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Brown #AD8150 ΔE 0.018
- Tan Brown #AB7E4C ΔE 0.018
- Puce #A57E52 ΔE 0.019
- Coffee #A6814C ΔE 0.026
- Pinkish Brown #B17261 ΔE 0.034
- Clay Brown #B2713D ΔE 0.035
- Mocha #9D7651 ΔE 0.037
- Dark Tan #AF884A ΔE 0.039
Use #AE7D59 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.