Information about #AE8865 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#AE8865 falls into the Orange Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(174, 136, 101) — 68.2% red, 53.3% green, 39.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 15 / 29 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AE8865 reads as a moderately toned amber-leaning orange and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Backcountry (#AB8E6B). Slightly further away sit Gold Coast (#B38B5E) and Light Taupe (#B38B6D).

The recipe behind #AE8865 is rgb(174, 136, 101), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AE8865: 6.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.2:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AE8865 color variations

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#AE8865 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 #AE8865

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

Backcountry color link
Backcountry

#AB8E6B

Gold Coast color link
Gold Coast

#B38B5E

Light Taupe color link
Light Taupe

#B38B6D

Medium Wood color link
Medium Wood

#A68064

Dark Beige color link
Dark Beige

#AC9362

Sandal color link
Sandal

#A3876A

Gold Rush color link
Gold Rush

#A28A64

Soft Brown color link
Soft Brown

#B7825F

Alamo color link
Alamo

#BA8C66

Castlepoint color link
Castlepoint

#AD9569

#AE8865 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AE8865
  • RGB174, 136, 101
  • CMYK0, 15, 29, 32
  • HSL29°, 31%, 54%
  • HSL Precise28.767°, 31.064%, 53.922%
  • HSV29°, 42%, 68%
  • HSB29°, 42%, 68%
  • HEX IDAE8865
  • DECIMAL ID11438181
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB53.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB39.6%
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