#AE8142
Closest named color: Light Brown (#AD8150). oklch(63.5% 0.098 73.6), rgb(174, 129, 66).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.01:1).
About this color
#AE8142 is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 63%, its chroma 0.098 and its hue 74°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Brown (#AD8150), ΔE 0.015 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.01:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | medium-light (63%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.098) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Light Brown (#AD8150) |
| Black text | 6.01:1 |
| White text | 3.48:1 |
Values
| HEX | #AE8142 |
| RGB | rgb(174, 129, 66) |
| HSL | hsl(35, 45%, 47%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.5% 0.098 73.6) |
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 #AE8142 | 3.48:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.8 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #AE8142 | 6.01:1 | AA | Lc 41.8 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #AE8142 text on white | 3.48:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.3 | Content text, not long reading |
| #AE8142 text on black | 6.01:1 | AA | Lc -39.4 | 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
#F8F5F1
oklch(97.1% 0.006 75.4)
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Step 100
100
#F0E9E0
oklch(93.7% 0.014 74.4)
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Step 200
200
#E4D7C6
oklch(88.5% 0.027 74.7)
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Step 300
300
#D4BD9F
oklch(81% 0.048 74.4)
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Step 400
400
#BE9A6A
oklch(70.8% 0.077 74)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#AE8142
oklch(63.5% 0.098 73.6)
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Step 600
600
#98681D
oklch(55.5% 0.106 73.4)
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Step 700
700
#82570E
oklch(49.2% 0.099 73.8)
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Step 800
800
#694711
oklch(42.6% 0.081 73.9)
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Step 900
900
#563C16
oklch(37.7% 0.064 73.8)
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Step 950
950
#32230E
oklch(26.9% 0.041 73.8)
#AE8142 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) | #91833C | 0.049 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9C8E44 | 0.043 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #BC7573 | 0.083 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #898989 | 0.098 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #AE8142
#AE8142
oklch(63.5% 0.098 73.6)
- #5F8DC5
#5F8DC5
oklch(63.4% 0.099 254)
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 #AE8142, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Brown #AD8150 ΔE 0.015
- Coffee #A6814C ΔE 0.016
- Tan Brown #AB7E4C ΔE 0.016
- Dark Tan #AF884A ΔE 0.018
- Puce #A57E52 ΔE 0.026
- Leather #AC7434 ΔE 0.033
- Golden Brown #B27A01 ΔE 0.035
- Mustard Brown #AC7E04 ΔE 0.036
Use #AE8142 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.