#AE814D
Closest named color: Light Brown (#AD8150). oklch(63.6% 0.088 69.1), rgb(174, 129, 77).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.04:1).
About this color
#AE814D is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.088 and its hue 69°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Brown (#AD8150), ΔE 0.004 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.04:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.088) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Light Brown (#AD8150) |
| Black text | 6.04:1 |
| White text | 3.47:1 |
Values
| HEX | #AE814D |
| RGB | rgb(174, 129, 77) |
| HSL | hsl(32, 39%, 49%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(63.6% 0.088 69.1) |
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 #AE814D | 3.47:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.6 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #AE814D | 6.04:1 | AA | Lc 41.9 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #AE814D text on white | 3.47:1 | AA large text | Lc 62.2 | Content text, not long reading |
| #AE814D text on black | 6.04:1 | AA | Lc -39.5 | 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
#F8F5F1
oklch(97.1% 0.006 75.4)
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Step 100
100
#F0E9E1
oklch(93.7% 0.013 71.3)
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Step 200
200
#E4D7C9
oklch(88.6% 0.024 69.6)
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Step 300
300
#D4BCA3
oklch(80.9% 0.044 68.3)
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Step 400
400
#BD9971
oklch(70.6% 0.069 69.3)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#AE814D
oklch(63.6% 0.088 69.1)
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Step 600
600
#98682D
oklch(55.6% 0.097 68.9)
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Step 700
700
#815620
oklch(49% 0.089 68.8)
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Step 800
800
#69471C
oklch(42.7% 0.074 69.6)
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Step 900
900
#553C1D
oklch(37.7% 0.058 70.4)
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Step 950
950
#322312
oklch(27% 0.036 68.7)
#AE814D 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) | #908349 | 0.050 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9B8E4E | 0.044 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #BC7675 | 0.073 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8A8A8A | 0.089 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #AE814D
#AE814D
oklch(63.6% 0.088 69.1)
- #5F8FBF
#5F8FBF
oklch(63.5% 0.089 249.4)
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 #AE814D, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Brown #AD8150 ΔE 0.004
- Tan Brown #AB7E4C ΔE 0.010
- Coffee #A6814C ΔE 0.014
- Puce #A57E52 ΔE 0.019
- Dark Tan #AF884A ΔE 0.020
- Dark Sand #A88F59 ΔE 0.035
- Leather #AC7434 ΔE 0.036
- Clay Brown #B2713D ΔE 0.039
Use #AE814D 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.