#ae6e0e

Color #ae6e0e

A vivid, highly saturated dark orange.

Closest named color Peru #cd853f · ΔE 13.08 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-700 #a65f00 · ΔE 5.6

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Conversions

HEX

#ae6e0e

RGB

rgb(174, 110, 14)

HSL

hsl(36, 85.1%, 36.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(36, 92%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 36.8%, 92%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(52.05, 18.79, 56.29)

LCH

lch(52.05, 59.34, 71.54)

OKLCH

oklch(59.4%, 0.1258, 68.7)

HWB

hwb(36, 5.5%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0e4eae

Analogous

#ae1e0e

#ae6e0e

#9eae0e

Triadic

#ae6e0e

#0eae6e

#6e0eae

Split-complementary

#ae6e0e

#0e9eae

#1e0eae

Tetradic

#ae6e0e

#4eae0e

#0e4eae

#6e0eae

Square

#ae6e0e

#0eae1e

#0e4eae

#ae0e9e

Shades

Color #ae6e0e mixed toward black.

#915c0c

#744909

#573707

#3a2505

#1d1202

Tints

Color #ae6e0e mixed toward white.

#e08d12

#efa638

#f3bc6a

#f7d29c

#fbe9cd

Tones

Color #ae6e0e mixed toward gray.

#a16b1b

#936929

#866636

#796343

#6b6151

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

4.17:1

Aa Black text on this color

5.04:1

Black text reads better on this background (5.04:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#979639 · ΔE 22

Deuteranopia

#9a9e3f · ΔE 24.3

Tritanopia

#ac4b4e · ΔE 28.4

Achromatopsia

#7c7c7c · ΔE 25.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ae6e0e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ae6e0e]

Related colors

Blanched Almond #ffebcd

Navajo White #ffdead

Papaya Whip #ffefd5

Antique White #faebd7

Tan #d2b48c

Moccasin #ffe4b5

Frequently asked questions

#ae6e0e (#ae6e0e) is rgb(174, 110, 14) in RGB.

No, #ae6e0e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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