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#AE511D

#ae511d ≈ Sienna

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae511d 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 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 53.45% magenta, 83.33% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 21.52°, with 71.43% saturation and 39.8% 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 4.1.

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Web safe#996633
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Relative luminance0.1497

Complementary

  1. #ae511d
  2. #1d7aae

Split complementary

  1. #ae511d
  2. #1dae99
  3. #1d31ae

Analogous

  1. #ae1d31
  2. #ae511d
  3. #ae991d

Triadic

  1. #ae511d
  2. #1dae51
  3. #511dae

Tetradic

  1. #ae511d
  2. #7aae1d
  3. #1d7aae
  4. #511dae

Square

  1. #ae511d
  2. #31ae1d
  3. #1d7aae
  4. #991dae

Monochromatic

  1. #2b1407
  2. #6c3212
  3. #ae511d
  4. #de7439
  5. #e9a27b

Shades

#ae511d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae511d
  2. #9d491a
  3. #8b4117
  4. #7a3914
  5. #683111
  6. #57290f
  7. #46200c
  8. #341809
  9. #231006
  10. #110803
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae511d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae511d
  2. #b66234
  3. #be744a
  4. #c68561
  5. #ce9777
  6. #d7a88e
  7. #dfb9a5
  8. #e7cbbb
  9. #efdcd2
  10. #f7eee8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae511d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae511d
  2. #a95627
  3. #a55a31
  4. #a05f3b
  5. #9c6445
  6. #97694f
  7. #926d58
  8. #8e7262
  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 #8b6257 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #6c5f15 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #82741a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf3c47 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8b5a18 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #96681b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b9453a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae511d {
  color: #ae511d;
}
Background
.bg-ae511d {
  background-color: #ae511d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae511d {
  border: 2px solid #ae511d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae511d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 81 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 22 71% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae511d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae511d, #ae991d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae511d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 81 29 / 0.35);
}

#a0522d Sienna ΔE 4.10 #b7410e Rust ΔE 4.47 #c04000 Mahogany ΔE 5.07 #cb410b Sinopia ΔE 6.67 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 7.01 #8b4513 Saddle Brown ΔE 8.23 #80461b Russet ΔE 10.52 #51aee2 Inverted #6c6c6c Grayscale 

Sienna
#ae511d  rgb(174, 81, 29)  hsl(22, 71%, 40%)  Sienna
#1d7aae  rgb(29, 122, 174)  hsl(202, 71%, 40%)  Cerulean
#1dae51  rgb(29, 174, 81)  hsl(142, 71%, 40%)  Medium Sea Green
#511dae  rgb(81, 29, 174)  hsl(262, 71%, 40%)  Medium Blue