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#AE511A

#ae511a ≈ Sienna

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae511a is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 31.76% green and 10.2% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 53.45% magenta, 85.06% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 22.3°, with 74% saturation and 39.22% 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 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Sienna (#a0522d), ΔE 4.5.

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Web safe#996633
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Relative luminance0.1496

Complementary

  1. #ae511a
  2. #1a77ae

Split complementary

  1. #ae511a
  2. #1aae9b
  3. #1a2dae

Analogous

  1. #ae1a2d
  2. #ae511a
  3. #ae9b1a

Triadic

  1. #ae511a
  2. #1aae51
  3. #511aae

Tetradic

  1. #ae511a
  2. #77ae1a
  3. #1a77ae
  4. #511aae

Square

  1. #ae511a
  2. #2dae1a
  3. #1a77ae
  4. #9b1aae

Monochromatic

  1. #291306
  2. #6b3210
  3. #ae511a
  4. #e17434
  5. #eba276

Shades

#ae511a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae511a
  2. #9d4917
  3. #8b4115
  4. #7a3912
  5. #683110
  6. #57290d
  7. #46200a
  8. #341808
  9. #231005
  10. #110803
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae511a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae511a
  2. #b66231
  3. #be7448
  4. #c6855f
  5. #ce9776
  6. #d7a88d
  7. #dfb9a3
  8. #e7cbba
  9. #efdcd1
  10. #f7eee8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae511a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae511a
  2. #a95624
  3. #a55a2e
  4. #a05f39
  5. #9c6443
  6. #97694d
  7. #926d57
  8. #8e7261
  9. #89776c
  10. #857b76
  11. #808080

Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #6c6c6c ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8b6256 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6c5f10 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #827417 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf3c46 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b5a15 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #966818 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b94539 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae511a {
  color: #ae511a;
}
Background
.bg-ae511a {
  background-color: #ae511a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae511a {
  border: 2px solid #ae511a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae511a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 81 26;
  --color-primary-hsl: 22 74% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae511a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae511a, #ae9b1a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae511a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 81 26 / 0.35);
}

#a0522d Sienna ΔE 4.50 #b7410e Rust ΔE 4.74 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 5.19 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 6.82 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 6.89 #8b4513 Saddle Brown ΔE 8.16 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 10.29 #51aee5 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Sienna
#ae511a  rgb(174, 81, 26)  hsl(22, 74%, 39%)  Sienna
#1a77ae  rgb(26, 119, 174)  hsl(202, 74%, 39%)  French Blue
#1aae51  rgb(26, 174, 81)  hsl(142, 74%, 39%)  Medium Sea Green
#511aae  rgb(81, 26, 174)  hsl(262, 74%, 39%)  Medium Blue