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#AE4E17

#ae4e17 ≈ Rust

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae4e17 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 30.59% green and 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 55.17% magenta, 86.78% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 21.85°, with 76.65% saturation and 38.63% 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 brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.38:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rust (#b7410e), ΔE 3.99.

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Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.1451

Complementary

  1. #ae4e17
  2. #1777ae

Split complementary

  1. #ae4e17
  2. #17ae99
  3. #172cae

Analogous

  1. #ae172c
  2. #ae4e17
  3. #ae9917

Triadic

  1. #ae4e17
  2. #17ae4e
  3. #4e17ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae4e17
  2. #77ae17
  3. #1777ae
  4. #4e17ae

Square

  1. #ae4e17
  2. #2cae17
  3. #1777ae
  4. #9917ae

Monochromatic

  1. #271105
  2. #6a300e
  3. #ae4e17
  4. #e3702e
  5. #ec9e72

Shades

#ae4e17 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae4e17
  2. #9d4615
  3. #8b3e12
  4. #7a3710
  5. #682f0e
  6. #57270c
  7. #461f09
  8. #341707
  9. #231005
  10. #110802
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae4e17 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae4e17
  2. #b6602e
  3. #be7145
  4. #c6835d
  5. #ce9574
  6. #d7a78b
  7. #dfb8a2
  8. #e7cab9
  9. #efdcd1
  10. #f7ede8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae4e17 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae4e17
  2. #a95322
  3. #a5582c
  4. #a05d37
  5. #9c6241
  6. #97674c
  7. #926c56
  8. #8e7161
  9. #89766b
  10. #857b76
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.9:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b6055 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6a5d0c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #817313 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf3844 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a5711 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #956615 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b94237 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae4e17 {
  color: #ae4e17;
}
Background
.bg-ae4e17 {
  background-color: #ae4e17;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae4e17 {
  border: 2px solid #ae4e17;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae4e17;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 78 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 22 77% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae4e17 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae4e17, #ae9917);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae4e17 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 78 23 / 0.35);
}

#b7410e Rust ΔE 3.99 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 4.49 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 4.61 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 6.51 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 7.14 #8b4513 Saddle Brown ΔE 7.94 #80461b Russet ΔE 10.37 #51b1e8 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Rust
#ae4e17  rgb(174, 78, 23)  hsl(22, 77%, 39%)  Rust
#1777ae  rgb(23, 119, 174)  hsl(202, 77%, 39%)  French Blue
#17ae4e  rgb(23, 174, 78)  hsl(142, 77%, 39%)  Medium Sea Green
#4e17ae  rgb(78, 23, 174)  hsl(262, 77%, 39%)  Medium Blue