Information about #AE8922 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #AE8922 reads as a vivid, lively warm orange and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of University Of California Gold (#B78727). Nearby in the Register you will also find Vintage Gold (#A28B23) and Frizzell (#AD812F).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(174, 137, 34)), which gives #AE8922 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 6.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.3:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#AE8922 color variations
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#AE8922 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AE8922 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AE8922 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AE8922 color hues
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#AE8922 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #AE8922 color
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Nearest named colors to #AE8922
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B78727
#A28B23
#AD812F
#B79826
#BC9229
#BC9425
#AB9A1C
#9E8022
#B57B2E
#AA8736
#A98D36
#A48111
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AE8922
- RGB174, 137, 34
- CMYK0, 15, 55, 32
- CSSrgb(174, 137, 34)
- HSL44°, 67%, 41%
- HSL Precise44.143°, 67.308%, 40.784%
- HSV44°, 80%, 68%
- HSB44°, 80%, 68%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.537
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.133
- GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.537, 0.133)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.537, 0.133, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.537, 0.133)
- Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB53.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB13.3%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDAE8922
- DECIMAL ID11438370
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers12 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
