Exploring the Color #AE7B59

#AE7B59 sits at 24° on the color wheel, placing it in the orange family of the warm half of the spectrum. With 34% saturation and 52% lightness, it reads as a softly muted, balanced tone — a balanced mid-energy presence that sits comfortably alongside other UI tones. Its RGB mix of 174, 123, 89 produces a 5.78:1 contrast ratio against black, which clears WCAG AA for body text in that pairing.

In RGB space #AE7B59 is a clear variant of CSS rosy brown — about 59 units away from #BC8F8F. Designers reach for orange hues at this saturation when the brief calls for a conversational, mid-energy register, and at this lightness when they want a present, comfortable mid-canvas voice. On screen the warm cast tends to pair best with cool neutrals around 210°-230° to balance temperature.

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