#AE834E
Closest named color: Light Brown (#AD8150). oklch(64% 0.088 71), rgb(174, 131, 78).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.15:1).
About this color
#AE834E is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 64%, its chroma 0.088 and its hue 71°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Brown (#AD8150), ΔE 0.007 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.15:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | medium-light (64%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.088) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Light Brown (#AD8150) |
| Black text | 6.15:1 |
| White text | 3.41:1 |
Values
| HEX | #AE834E |
| RGB | rgb(174, 131, 78) |
| HSL | hsl(33, 38%, 49%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64% 0.088 71) |
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 #AE834E | 3.41:1 | AA large text | Lc -67.0 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #AE834E | 6.15:1 | AA | Lc 42.6 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #AE834E text on white | 3.41:1 | AA large text | Lc 61.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| #AE834E text on black | 6.15:1 | AA | Lc -40.2 | 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
#EFE9E1
oklch(93.7% 0.013 75.4)
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Step 200
200
#E3D7C9
oklch(88.5% 0.023 71.8)
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Step 300
300
#D3BDA3
oklch(81% 0.043 71.8)
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Step 400
400
#BC9A71
oklch(70.7% 0.069 71.6)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#AE834E
oklch(64% 0.088 71)
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Step 600
600
#96692D
oklch(55.6% 0.095 71.2)
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Step 700
700
#805720
oklch(49.1% 0.088 70.7)
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Step 800
800
#68471C
oklch(42.6% 0.074 70.5)
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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)
#AE834E 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) | #92854A | 0.046 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9C8F4F | 0.041 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #BC7876 | 0.073 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8B8B8B | 0.088 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #AE834E
#AE834E
oklch(64% 0.088 71)
- #6390C0
#6390C0
oklch(64% 0.088 250.9)
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 #AE834E, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Brown #AD8150 ΔE 0.007
- Tan Brown #AB7E4C ΔE 0.014
- Coffee #A6814C ΔE 0.015
- Dark Tan #AF884A ΔE 0.016
- Puce #A57E52 ΔE 0.022
- Dark Sand #A88F59 ΔE 0.031
- Leather #AC7434 ΔE 0.040
- Dark Beige #AC9362 ΔE 0.041
Use #AE834E 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.