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#AE601D

#ae601d ≈ Ginger

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae601d is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 37.65% green and 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 44.83% magenta, 83.33% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 27.72°, 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ginger (#b06500), ΔE 4.65.

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Web safe#996633
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Relative luminance0.1745

Complementary

  1. #ae601d
  2. #1d6bae

Split complementary

  1. #ae601d
  2. #1daea8
  3. #1d23ae

Analogous

  1. #ae1d23
  2. #ae601d
  3. #aea81d

Triadic

  1. #ae601d
  2. #1dae60
  3. #601dae

Tetradic

  1. #ae601d
  2. #6bae1d
  3. #1d6bae
  4. #601dae

Square

  1. #ae601d
  2. #23ae1d
  3. #1d6bae
  4. #a81dae

Monochromatic

  1. #2b1807
  2. #6c3c12
  3. #ae601d
  4. #de8539
  5. #e9ae7b

Shades

#ae601d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae601d
  2. #9d561a
  3. #8b4d17
  4. #7a4314
  5. #683a11
  6. #57300f
  7. #46260c
  8. #341d09
  9. #231306
  10. #110a03
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae601d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae601d
  2. #b67034
  3. #be804a
  4. #c69061
  5. #cea077
  6. #d7b08e
  7. #dfbfa5
  8. #e7cfbb
  9. #efdfd2
  10. #f7efe8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae601d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae601d
  2. #a96327
  3. #a56631
  4. #a06a3b
  5. #9c6d45
  6. #97704f
  7. #927358
  8. #8e7662
  9. #897a6c
  10. #857d76
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.49:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕

Achromatopsia #747474 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f6d5d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #776911 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a7b1c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf4f53 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #906617 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a711d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b85643 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae601d {
  color: #ae601d;
}
Background
.bg-ae601d {
  background-color: #ae601d;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae601d {
  border: 2px solid #ae601d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae601d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 96 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 71% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae601d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae601d, #aea81d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae601d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 96 29 / 0.35);
}

#b06500 Ginger ΔE 4.65 #b87333 Copper ΔE 6.43 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 7.37 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 8.11 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 8.26 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 8.52 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 9.50 #519fe2 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Ginger
#ae601d  rgb(174, 96, 29)  hsl(28, 71%, 40%)  Ginger
#1d6bae  rgb(29, 107, 174)  hsl(208, 71%, 40%)  Medium Persian Blue
#1dae60  rgb(29, 174, 96)  hsl(148, 71%, 40%)  Medium Sea Green
#601dae  rgb(96, 29, 174)  hsl(268, 71%, 40%)  Rebecca Purple