#AE7E65
Closest named color: Pinkish Brown (#B17261). oklch(63.5% 0.07 48.5), rgb(174, 126, 101).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (5.97:1).
About this color
#AE7E65 is a medium-light, muted orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.070 and its hue 49°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Pinkish Brown (#B17261), ΔE 0.030 away. Black text reads best on it, at 5.97:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.070) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Pinkish Brown (#B17261) |
| Black text | 5.97:1 |
| White text | 3.51:1 |
Values
| HEX | #AE7E65 |
| RGB | rgb(174, 126, 101) |
| HSL | hsl(21, 31%, 54%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.5% 0.07 48.5) |
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 #AE7E65 | 3.51:1 | AA large text | Lc -68.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #AE7E65 | 5.97:1 | AA | Lc 41.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #AE7E65 text on white | 3.51:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| #AE7E65 text on black | 5.97:1 | AA | Lc -39.0 | 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
#F8F5F3
oklch(97.2% 0.004 56.4)
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Step 100
100
#F0E8E4
oklch(93.6% 0.01 48.6)
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Step 200
200
#E4D6CE
oklch(88.5% 0.019 51.9)
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Step 300
300
#D4BBAE
oklch(81% 0.034 49.3)
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Step 400
400
#BE9783
oklch(70.7% 0.055 48.5)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#AE7E65
oklch(63.5% 0.07 48.5)
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Step 600
600
#98664B
oklch(55.7% 0.076 49)
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Step 700
700
#82543C
oklch(49.1% 0.071 48.1)
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Step 800
800
#694532
oklch(42.6% 0.058 48.5)
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Step 900
900
#563A2C
oklch(37.7% 0.046 47.4)
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Step 950
950
#32221A
oklch(26.9% 0.029 47.6)
#AE7E65 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) | #8B8363 | 0.058 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #968D65 | 0.054 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #BA7677 | 0.043 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #898989 | 0.070 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #AE7E65
#AE7E65
oklch(63.5% 0.07 48.5)
- #5B93AC
#5B93AC
oklch(63.4% 0.07 228.2)
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 #AE7E65, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Pinkish Brown #B17261 ΔE 0.030
- Puce #A57E52 ΔE 0.030
- Light Brown #AD8150 ΔE 0.031
- Tan Brown #AB7E4C ΔE 0.032
- Coffee #A6814C ΔE 0.039
- Mocha #9D7651 ΔE 0.043
- Brownish Pink #C27E79 ΔE 0.046
- Clay Brown #B2713D ΔE 0.047
Use #AE7E65 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.