#AE8665
Closest named color: Light Brown (#AD8150). oklch(65% 0.067 60.7), rgb(174, 134, 101).
Aa
Black text reads best on this color (6.39:1).
About this color
#AE8665 is a medium-light, muted orange. In OKLCH its lightness is 65%, its chroma 0.067 and its hue 61°. Its hue sits on the warm side of the wheel. The nearest named color is Light Brown (#AD8150), ΔE 0.025 away. Black text reads best on it, at 6.39:1.
| Hue family | Oranges |
| Lightness | medium-light (65%) |
| Chroma | muted (0.067) |
| Temperature | warm |
| Nearest name | Light Brown (#AD8150) |
| Black text | 6.39:1 |
| White text | 3.28:1 |
Values
| HEX | #AE8665 |
| RGB | rgb(174, 134, 101) |
| HSL | hsl(27, 31%, 54%) |
| OKLCH | oklch(65% 0.067 60.7) |
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 #AE8665 | 3.28:1 | AA large text | Lc -65.5 | Content text, not long reading |
| Black text on #AE8665 | 6.39:1 | AA | Lc 44.0 | Non-text elements, placeholder text |
| #AE8665 text on white | 3.28:1 | AA large text | Lc 60.1 | Content text, not long reading |
| #AE8665 text on black | 6.39:1 | AA | Lc -41.6 | 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
#EFE8E4
oklch(93.5% 0.009 52.1)
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Step 200
200
#E3D7CD
oklch(88.6% 0.019 62.4)
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Step 300
300
#D1BCAC
oklch(80.9% 0.033 59.6)
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Step 400
400
#BA9A80
oklch(70.8% 0.053 60.9)
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Step 500
500 (this color)
#AE8665
oklch(65% 0.067 60.7)
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Step 600
600
#936946
oklch(55.6% 0.073 60.3)
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Step 700
700
#7D5737
oklch(49% 0.068 60.3)
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Step 800
800
#66482E
oklch(42.8% 0.057 61.3)
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Step 900
900
#533C29
oklch(37.7% 0.044 60.4)
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Step 950
950
#312318
oklch(27% 0.029 59.3)
#AE8665 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) | #928963 | 0.045 |
| Deuteranopia (no green cones) | #9C9165 | 0.040 |
| Tritanopia (no blue cones) | #BA7E7D | 0.050 |
| Achromatopsia (no color) | #8E8E8E | 0.068 |
Harmonies
Hue rotations in OKLCH that keep this color's lightness and chroma.
Complementary
The opposite hue (180°).
- #AE8665
#AE8665
oklch(65% 0.067 60.7)
- #6995B5
#6995B5
oklch(65% 0.068 240.7)
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 #AE8665, closest first.
Similar named colors
The eight closest entries in our named color list, with their ΔE distance.
- Light Brown #AD8150 ΔE 0.025
- Pale Brown #B1916E ΔE 0.029
- Tan Brown #AB7E4C ΔE 0.032
- Puce #A57E52 ΔE 0.033
- Coffee #A6814C ΔE 0.034
- Dark Sand #A88F59 ΔE 0.034
- Dark Tan #AF884A ΔE 0.034
- Dark Beige #AC9362 ΔE 0.037
Use #AE8665 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.