#ae542d

Color #ae542d

A moderately saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Sienna #a0522d · ΔE 6.31 Nearest Tailwind class amber-700 #bb4d00 · ΔE 6

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Conversions

HEX

#ae542d

RGB

rgb(174, 84, 45)

HSL

hsl(18.1, 58.9%, 42.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(18.1, 74.1%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 51.7%, 74.1%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(46.35, 33.99, 39.04)

LCH

lch(46.35, 51.76, 48.96)

OKLCH

oklch(55%, 0.129, 42.64)

HWB

hwb(18.1, 17.6%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#2d87ae

Analogous

#ae2d47

#ae542d

#ae942d

Triadic

#ae542d

#2dae54

#542dae

Split-complementary

#ae542d

#2dae94

#2d47ae

Tetradic

#ae542d

#87ae2d

#2d87ae

#542dae

Square

#ae542d

#47ae2d

#2d87ae

#942dae

Shades

Color #ae542d mixed toward black.

#914625

#74381e

#572a16

#3a1c0f

#1d0e07

Tints

Color #ae542d mixed toward white.

#cd693e

#d78765

#e1a58b

#ebc3b2

#f5e1d8

Tones

Color #ae542d mixed toward gray.

#a35838

#985c42

#8e614d

#836558

#786963

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

5.11:1

Aa Black text on this color

4.11:1

White text reads better on this background (5.11:1). That passes WCAG AA (≥4.5:1) for normal-size text, but not AAA.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#908f39 · ΔE 33.9

Deuteranopia

#949a3c · ΔE 37.5

Tritanopia

#ab4143 · ΔE 13.2

Achromatopsia

#6e6e6e · ΔE 24.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ae542d;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ae542d]

Related colors

Light Salmon #ffa07a

Sienna #a0522d

Orange Red #ff4500

Coral #ff7f50

Dark Salmon #e9967a

Seashell #fff5ee

Frequently asked questions

#ae542d (#ae542d) is rgb(174, 84, 45) in RGB.

No, #ae542d is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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