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#AE601E

#ae601e ≈ Ginger

  • brown
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae601e is a color from the brown family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 37.65% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 44.83% magenta, 82.76% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 27.5°, 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 4.68:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ginger (#b06500), ΔE 4.81.

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Web safe#996633
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Relative luminance0.1746

Complementary

  1. #ae601e
  2. #1e6cae

Split complementary

  1. #ae601e
  2. #1eaea8
  3. #1e24ae

Analogous

  1. #ae1e24
  2. #ae601e
  3. #aea81e

Triadic

  1. #ae601e
  2. #1eae60
  3. #601eae

Tetradic

  1. #ae601e
  2. #6cae1e
  3. #1e6cae
  4. #601eae

Square

  1. #ae601e
  2. #24ae1e
  3. #1e6cae
  4. #a81eae

Monochromatic

  1. #2c1807
  2. #6d3c13
  3. #ae601e
  4. #dd853b
  5. #e9ae7c

Shades

#ae601e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae601e
  2. #9d561b
  3. #8b4d18
  4. #7a4315
  5. #683a12
  6. #57300f
  7. #46260c
  8. #341d09
  9. #231306
  10. #110a03
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae601e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae601e
  2. #b67035
  3. #be804b
  4. #c69062
  5. #cea078
  6. #d7b08f
  7. #dfbfa5
  8. #e7cfbc
  9. #efdfd2
  10. #f7efe9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae601e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae601e
  2. #a96328
  3. #a56632
  4. #a06a3b
  5. #9c6d45
  6. #97704f
  7. #927359
  8. #8e7663
  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 #776913 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8a7b1d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf4f53 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #906618 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9a711e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b85644 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae601e {
  color: #ae601e;
}
Background
.bg-ae601e {
  background-color: #ae601e;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae601e {
  border: 2px solid #ae601e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae601e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 96 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 71% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae601e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae601e, #aea81e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae601e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 96 30 / 0.35);
}

#b06500 Ginger ΔE 4.81 #b87333 Copper ΔE 6.45 #cc5500 Burnt Orange ΔE 7.32 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 8.22 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 8.24 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 8.38 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 9.55 #519fe1 Inverted #747474 Grayscale 

Ginger
#ae601e  rgb(174, 96, 30)  hsl(28, 71%, 40%)  Ginger
#1e6cae  rgb(30, 108, 174)  hsl(208, 71%, 40%)  Medium Persian Blue
#1eae60  rgb(30, 174, 96)  hsl(148, 71%, 40%)  Medium Sea Green
#601eae  rgb(96, 30, 174)  hsl(268, 71%, 40%)  Rebecca Purple