#AE7E23
Closest named color: Mustard Brown (#AC7E04). oklch(62.6% 0.118 78.6), rgb(174, 126, 35).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.80:1).
About this color
#AE7E23 is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.118 and its hue 79°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Mustard Brown (#AC7E04), ΔE 0.013 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.80:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.118) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Mustard Brown (#AC7E04) |
| Black text | 5.80:1 |
| White text | 3.61:1 |
Values
| HEX | #AE7E23 |
| RGB | rgb(174, 126, 35) |
| HSL | hsl(39, 67%, 41%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(62.6% 0.118 78.6) |
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 #AE7E23 | 3.61:1 | AA large text | Lc -69.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #AE7E23 | 5.80:1 | AA | Lc 40.5 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #AE7E23 text on white | 3.61:1 | AA large text | Lc 63.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #AE7E23 text on black | 5.80:1 | AA | Lc -38.1 | 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
#F8F5F0
oklch(97.1% 0.007 80.7)
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Step 100
100
#F0E9DE
oklch(93.6% 0.017 79.3)
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Step 200
200
#E5D7C2
oklch(88.5% 0.032 78.1)
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Step 300
300
#D5BD97
oklch(80.9% 0.058 79.1)
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Step 400
400
#C09A5C
oklch(70.8% 0.092 78.7)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#AE7E23
oklch(62.6% 0.118 78.6)
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Step 600
600
#976900
oklch(55.4% 0.115 78.5)
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Step 700
700
#805800
oklch(49.1% 0.102 78.1)
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Step 800
800
#694800
oklch(42.7% 0.089 78.7)
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Step 900
900
#573C02
oklch(37.7% 0.077 79.5)
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Step 950
950
#332306
oklch(26.9% 0.049 78.8)
#AE7E23 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) | #908012 | 0.053 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9C8B27 | 0.043 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #BE706C | 0.102 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #878787 | 0.118 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #AE7E23
#AE7E23
oklch(62.6% 0.118 78.6)
- #5A88CE
#5A88CE
oklch(62.5% 0.118 258.5)
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 #AE7E23, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Mustard Brown #AC7E04 ΔE 0.013
- Golden Brown #B27A01 ΔE 0.014
- Bronze #A87900 ΔE 0.021
- Dark Goldenrod #B8860B ΔE 0.031
- Leather #AC7434 ΔE 0.033
- Coffee #A6814C ΔE 0.035
- Dark Tan #AF884A ΔE 0.035
- Dark Mustard #A88905 ΔE 0.036
Use #AE7E23 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.