Information about #AE9E5E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AE9E5E belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Mild Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(174, 158, 94) — 68.2% red, 62% green, 36.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 6 / 31 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #AE9E5E reads as a softly balanced yellow and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Bullet Shell (#AF9B60). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Beige (#AC9362) and Goldie (#B39B69).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(174, 158, 94)), which gives #AE9E5E its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AE9E5E: 7.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AE9E5E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AE9E5E color variations

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

#AE9E5E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AE9E5E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AE9E5E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AE9E5E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#AE9E5E 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #AE9E5E

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

Bullet Shell color link
Bullet Shell

#AF9B60

Dark Beige color link
Dark Beige

#AC9362

Goldie color link
Goldie

#B39B69

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Gingko color link
Gingko

#A59C55

Papier Mache color link
Papier Mache

#B7945D

Fleetwood color link
Fleetwood

#B99E56

Barley Corn color link
Barley Corn

#B6935C

Triple Canterbury Clay color link
Triple Canterbury Clay

#B59465

Castlepoint color link
Castlepoint

#AD9569

Mind on a Million Gold color link
Mind on a Million Gold

#BE9D5E

Dark Sand color link
Dark Sand

#A88F59

#AE9E5E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AE9E5E
  • RGB174, 158, 94
  • CMYK0, 6, 31, 32
  • CSSrgb(174, 158, 94)
  • HSL48°, 33%, 53%
  • HSL Precise48°, 33.058%, 52.549%
  • HSV48°, 46%, 68%
  • HSB48°, 46%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.620, 0.369)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.620, 0.369, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.620, 0.369)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAE9E5E
  • DECIMAL ID11443806
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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