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#AE400A

#ae400a ≈ Rust

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae400a is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 25.1% green and 3.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 63.22% magenta, 94.25% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 19.76°, with 89.13% saturation and 36.08% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with reliability, warmth and earthiness. Designers typically use it for cafés and coffee brands, rustic and natural styles and call-to-action buttons. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.94:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rust (#b7410e), ΔE 2.01.

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Web safe#993300
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Relative luminance0.1269

Complementary

  1. #ae400a
  2. #0a78ae

Split complementary

  1. #ae400a
  2. #0aae92
  3. #0a26ae

Analogous

  1. #ae0a26
  2. #ae400a
  3. #ae920a

Triadic

  1. #ae400a
  2. #0aae40
  3. #400aae

Tetradic

  1. #ae400a
  2. #78ae0a
  3. #0a78ae
  4. #400aae

Square

  1. #ae400a
  2. #26ae0a
  3. #0a78ae
  4. #920aae

Monochromatic

  1. #1d0b02
  2. #662506
  3. #ae400a
  4. #f15c13
  5. #f68e5b

Shades

#ae400a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae400a
  2. #9d3a09
  3. #8b3308
  4. #7a2d07
  5. #682606
  6. #572005
  7. #461a04
  8. #341303
  9. #230d02
  10. #110601
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae400a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae400a
  2. #b65323
  3. #be663b
  4. #c67954
  5. #ce8c6c
  6. #d7a085
  7. #dfb39d
  8. #e7c6b6
  9. #efd9ce
  10. #f7ece7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae400a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae400a
  2. #a94616
  3. #a54d22
  4. #a0532d
  5. #9c5a39
  6. #976045
  7. #926651
  8. #8e6d5d
  9. #897368
  10. #857a74
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #646464 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #88584f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #605400 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b6d00 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c02137 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #864d02 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #925e04 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9302b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae400a {
  color: #ae400a;
}
Background
.bg-ae400a {
  background-color: #ae400a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae400a {
  border: 2px solid #ae400a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae400a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 64 10;
  --color-primary-hsl: 20 89% 36%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae400a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae400a, #ae920a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae400a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 64 10 / 0.35);
}

#b7410e Rust ΔE 2.01 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 3.67 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 5.86 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 6.03 #8b4513 Saddle Brown ΔE 8.05 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 8.09 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 9.23 #51bff5 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Rust
#ae400a  rgb(174, 64, 10)  hsl(20, 89%, 36%)  Rust
#0a78ae  rgb(10, 120, 174)  hsl(200, 89%, 36%)  Cerulean
#0aae40  rgb(10, 174, 64)  hsl(140, 89%, 36%)  Medium Sea Green
#400aae  rgb(64, 10, 174)  hsl(260, 89%, 36%)  Medium Blue