#ae985c

Color #ae985c

A muted medium orange.

Closest named color Dark Khaki #bdb76b · ΔE 14.02 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-600 #d08700 · ΔE 14.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ae985c

RGB

rgb(174, 152, 92)

HSL

hsl(43.9, 33.6%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(43.9, 47.1%, 68.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.6%, 47.1%, 31.8%)

LAB

lab(63.53, -0.06, 34.45)

LCH

lch(63.53, 34.45, 90.1)

OKLCH

oklch(68.6%, 0.0832, 90)

HWB

hwb(43.9, 36.1%, 31.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5c72ae

Analogous

#ae6f5c

#ae985c

#9bae5c

Triadic

#ae985c

#5cae98

#985cae

Split-complementary

#ae985c

#5c9bae

#6f5cae

Tetradic

#ae985c

#72ae5c

#5c72ae

#985cae

Square

#ae985c

#5cae6f

#5c72ae

#ae5c9b

Shades

Color #ae985c mixed toward black.

#94804a

#77673b

#594d2c

#3b331d

#1e1a0f

Tints

Color #ae985c mixed toward white.

#bca977

#c9ba92

#d7ccae

#e4ddc9

#f2eee4

Tones

Color #ae985c mixed toward gray.

#a79563

#a0926a

#9a8f71

#938b77

#8c887e

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.82:1

Aa Black text on this color

7.45:1

Black text reads better on this background (7.45:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#a5a56e · ΔE 7.9

Deuteranopia

#a6a872 · ΔE 8.9

Tritanopia

#ad7b7d · ΔE 27.2

Achromatopsia

#9a9a9a · ΔE 19.4

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ae985c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ae985c]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Floral White #fffaf0

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Frequently asked questions

#ae985c (#ae985c) is rgb(174, 152, 92) in RGB.

No, #ae985c 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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