Information about #AE6518 color

#AE6518 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AE6518 falls into the Orange Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(174, 101, 24) — 68.2% red, 39.6% green, 9.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 29 / 59 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AE6518 reads as a strongly colored warm orange and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Omega (#B56519). Slightly further away sit Light Brown (#B5651D) and Dirty Brown (#B5651E).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(174, 101, 24)), which gives #AE6518 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 4.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 4.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AE6518 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AE6518 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AE6518 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #AE6518

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Omega color link
Omega

#B56519

Light Brown color link
Light Brown

#B5651D

Dirty Brown color link
Dirty Brown

#B5651E

Pumpkin Skin color link
Pumpkin Skin

#B1610B

Ruddy Brown color link
Ruddy Brown

#BB6528

Golden Brown color link
Golden Brown

#996515

Zion color link
Zion

#AC7911

High Five color link
High Five

#B26F2C

Alloy Orange color link
Alloy Orange

#C46210

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AE6518
  • RGB174, 101, 24
  • CMYK0, 29, 59, 32
  • CSSrgb(174, 101, 24)
  • HSL31°, 76%, 39%
  • HSL Precise30.8°, 75.758%, 38.824%
  • HSV31°, 86%, 68%
  • HSB31°, 86%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.396
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.094
  • GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.396, 0.094)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.396, 0.094, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.396, 0.094)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB39.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDAE6518
  • DECIMAL ID11429144
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01