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#AE400E

#ae400e ≈ Rust

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae400e 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 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 63.22% magenta, 91.95% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 18.75°, with 85.11% saturation and 36.86% 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 5.93:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rust (#b7410e), ΔE 1.89.

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Relative luminance0.127

Complementary

  1. #ae400e
  2. #0e7cae

Split complementary

  1. #ae400e
  2. #0eae90
  3. #0e2cae

Analogous

  1. #ae0e2c
  2. #ae400e
  3. #ae900e

Triadic

  1. #ae400e
  2. #0eae40
  3. #400eae

Tetradic

  1. #ae400e
  2. #7cae0e
  3. #0e7cae
  4. #400eae

Square

  1. #ae400e
  2. #2cae0e
  3. #0e7cae
  4. #900eae

Monochromatic

  1. #200c03
  2. #672608
  3. #ae400e
  4. #ed5d1c
  5. #f29063

Shades

#ae400e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae400e
  2. #9d3a0d
  3. #8b330b
  4. #7a2d0a
  5. #682608
  6. #572007
  7. #461a06
  8. #341304
  9. #230d03
  10. #110601
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae400e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae400e
  2. #b65326
  3. #be663e
  4. #c67956
  5. #ce8c6e
  6. #d7a087
  7. #dfb39f
  8. #e7c6b7
  9. #efd9cf
  10. #f7ece7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae400e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae400e
  2. #a94619
  3. #a54d25
  4. #a05330
  5. #9c5a3c
  6. #976047
  7. #926652
  8. #8e6d5e
  9. #897369
  10. #857a75
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.93:1 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 #605402 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #7b6d05 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #c02137 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #864d07 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #925e09 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9302c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae400e {
  color: #ae400e;
}
Background
.bg-ae400e {
  background-color: #ae400e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae400e {
  border: 2px solid #ae400e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae400e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 64 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 19 85% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae400e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae400e, #ae900e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae400e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 64 14 / 0.35);
}

#b7410e Rust ΔE 1.89 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 3.77 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 5.71 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 5.96 #a81c07 Rufous ΔE 7.75 #8b4513 Saddle Brown ΔE 8.20 #d40000 Rosso Corsa ΔE 8.92 #51bff1 Inverted #646464 Grayscale 

Rust
#ae400e  rgb(174, 64, 14)  hsl(19, 85%, 37%)  Rust
#0e7cae  rgb(14, 124, 174)  hsl(199, 85%, 37%)  Cerulean
#0eae40  rgb(14, 174, 64)  hsl(139, 85%, 37%)  Medium Sea Green
#400eae  rgb(64, 14, 174)  hsl(259, 85%, 37%)  Zaffre