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#AE4E1E

#ae4e1e ≈ Rust

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae4e1e is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 30.59% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 55.17% magenta, 82.76% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 20°, with 70.59% saturation and 40% 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 5.37:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Rust (#b7410e), ΔE 3.47.

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Web safe#996633
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Relative luminance0.1454

Complementary

  1. #ae4e1e
  2. #1e7eae

Split complementary

  1. #ae4e1e
  2. #1eae96
  3. #1e36ae

Analogous

  1. #ae1e36
  2. #ae4e1e
  3. #ae961e

Triadic

  1. #ae4e1e
  2. #1eae4e
  3. #4e1eae

Tetradic

  1. #ae4e1e
  2. #7eae1e
  3. #1e7eae
  4. #4e1eae

Square

  1. #ae4e1e
  2. #36ae1e
  3. #1e7eae
  4. #961eae

Monochromatic

  1. #2c1307
  2. #6d3113
  3. #ae4e1e
  4. #dd713b
  5. #e9a07c

Shades

#ae4e1e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae4e1e
  2. #9d461b
  3. #8b3e18
  4. #7a3715
  5. #682f12
  6. #57270f
  7. #461f0c
  8. #341709
  9. #231006
  10. #110803
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae4e1e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae4e1e
  2. #b66035
  3. #be714b
  4. #c68362
  5. #ce9578
  6. #d7a78f
  7. #dfb8a5
  8. #e7cabc
  9. #efdcd2
  10. #f7ede9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae4e1e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae4e1e
  2. #a95328
  3. #a55832
  4. #a05d3b
  5. #9c6245
  6. #97674f
  7. #926c59
  8. #8e7163
  9. #89766c
  10. #857b76
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.91:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6a6a6a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b6056 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #695d17 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #81731b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf3844 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8a571a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #95661c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b94239 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae4e1e {
  color: #ae4e1e;
}
Background
.bg-ae4e1e {
  background-color: #ae4e1e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae4e1e {
  border: 2px solid #ae4e1e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae4e1e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 78 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 20 71% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae4e1e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae4e1e, #ae961e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae4e1e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 78 30 / 0.35);
}

#b7410e Rust ΔE 3.47 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 3.72 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 4.51 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 6.10 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 7.68 #8b4513 Saddle Brown ΔE 8.20 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 10.20 #51b1e1 Inverted #6a6a6a Grayscale 

Rust
#ae4e1e  rgb(174, 78, 30)  hsl(20, 71%, 40%)  Rust
#1e7eae  rgb(30, 126, 174)  hsl(200, 71%, 40%)  Cerulean
#1eae4e  rgb(30, 174, 78)  hsl(140, 71%, 40%)  Medium Sea Green
#4e1eae  rgb(78, 30, 174)  hsl(260, 71%, 40%)  Medium Blue