#AE8559
Closest named color: Light Brown (#AD8150). oklch(64.6% 0.078 67.7), rgb(174, 133, 89).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.29:1).
About this color
#AE8559 is a medium-light, moderately saturated orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.078 and its hue 68°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Brown (#AD8150), ΔE 0.013 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.29:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | medium-light (65%) |
| Chroma | moderately saturated (0.078) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Light Brown (#AD8150) |
| Black text | 6.29:1 |
| White text | 3.33:1 |
Values
| HEX | #AE8559 |
| RGB | rgb(174, 133, 89) |
| HSL | hsl(31, 34%, 52%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(64.6% 0.078 67.7) |
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 #AE8559 | 3.33:1 | AA large text | Lc -66.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #AE8559 | 6.29:1 | AA | Lc 43.4 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #AE8559 text on white | 3.33:1 | AA large text | Lc 60.7 | Content text, not long reading |
| #AE8559 text on black | 6.29:1 | AA | Lc -41.0 | 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
#F8F5F2
oklch(97.2% 0.005 67.8)
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Step 100
100
#EFE9E2
oklch(93.7% 0.011 71.9)
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Step 200
200
#E3D7CB
oklch(88.6% 0.021 67.6)
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Step 300
300
#D2BDA7
oklch(81% 0.038 68.5)
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Step 400
400
#BB9A78
oklch(70.8% 0.061 67.4)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#AE8559
oklch(64.6% 0.078 67.7)
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Step 600
600
#946939
oklch(55.5% 0.085 67.5)
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Step 700
700
#7E582B
oklch(49.2% 0.079 68.7)
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Step 800
800
#674825
oklch(42.8% 0.066 67.8)
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Step 900
900
#543C23
oklch(37.7% 0.051 66.4)
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Step 950
950
#312315
oklch(26.9% 0.032 65.8)
#AE8559 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) | #938756 | 0.044 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9C915A | 0.041 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #BB7C7A | 0.062 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8D8D8D | 0.078 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #AE8559
#AE8559
oklch(64.6% 0.078 67.7)
- #6792BC
#6792BC
oklch(64.5% 0.079 248.6)
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 #AE8559, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Brown #AD8150 ΔE 0.013
- Tan Brown #AB7E4C ΔE 0.021
- Dark Tan #AF884A ΔE 0.021
- Coffee #A6814C ΔE 0.022
- Puce #A57E52 ΔE 0.025
- Dark Sand #A88F59 ΔE 0.028
- Pale Brown #B1916E ΔE 0.035
- Dark Beige #AC9362 ΔE 0.036
Use #AE8559 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.