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#AE604A

#ae604a ≈ Redwood

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ae604a is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 37.65% green and 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 44.83% magenta, 57.47% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 13.2°, with 40.32% saturation and 48.63% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with enthusiasm, warmth and creativity. Designers typically use it for call-to-action buttons, food and restaurant brands and brand accents. White text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.59:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 5.7.

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Relative luminance0.1786

Complementary

  1. #ae604a
  2. #4a98ae

Split complementary

  1. #ae604a
  2. #4aae92
  3. #4a66ae

Analogous

  1. #ae4a66
  2. #ae604a
  3. #ae924a

Triadic

  1. #ae604a
  2. #4aae60
  3. #604aae

Tetradic

  1. #ae604a
  2. #98ae4a
  3. #4a98ae
  4. #604aae

Square

  1. #ae604a
  2. #66ae4a
  3. #4a98ae
  4. #924aae

Monochromatic

  1. #43251c
  2. #784233
  3. #ae604a
  4. #c88d7d
  5. #debcb3

Shades

#ae604a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae604a
  2. #9d5643
  3. #8b4d3b
  4. #7a4334
  5. #683a2c
  6. #573025
  7. #46261e
  8. #341d16
  9. #23130f
  10. #110a07
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae604a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae604a
  2. #b6705c
  3. #be806e
  4. #c69080
  5. #cea092
  6. #d7b0a5
  7. #dfbfb7
  8. #e7cfc9
  9. #efdfdb
  10. #f7efed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae604a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae604a
  2. #a9634f
  3. #a56655
  4. #a06a5a
  5. #9c6d60
  6. #977065
  7. #92736a
  8. #8e7670
  9. #897a75
  10. #857d7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.59:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #8f6d67 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #746b48 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #877c49 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd535b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8f6749 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #987249 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b75854 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae604a {
  color: #ae604a;
}
Background
.bg-ae604a {
  background-color: #ae604a;
  color: #ffffff;
}
Border
.border-ae604a {
  border: 2px solid #ae604a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae604a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 96 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 13 40% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae604a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae604a, #ae924a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae604a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 96 74 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 5.70 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 7.35 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 9.48 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 9.62 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 10.36 #b7410e Rust ΔE 10.54 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 10.82 #519fb5 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Redwood
#ae604a  rgb(174, 96, 74)  hsl(13, 40%, 49%)  Redwood
#4a98ae  rgb(74, 152, 174)  hsl(193, 40%, 49%)  Bondi Blue
#4aae60  rgb(74, 174, 96)  hsl(133, 40%, 49%)  Medium Sea Green
#604aae  rgb(96, 74, 174)  hsl(253, 40%, 49%)  Ocean Blue