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#AE604E

#ae604e ≈ Redwood

  • red
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ae604e is a color from the red family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 37.65% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 44.83% magenta, 55.17% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 11.25°, with 38.1% saturation and 49.41% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with energy, passion and urgency. Designers typically use it for food and restaurant brands, sales and promotions and brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.58:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Redwood (#a45a52), ΔE 4.53.

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Web safe#996666
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Relative luminance0.1791

Complementary

  1. #ae604e
  2. #4e9cae

Split complementary

  1. #ae604e
  2. #4eae90
  3. #4e6cae

Analogous

  1. #ae4e6c
  2. #ae604e
  3. #ae904e

Triadic

  1. #ae604e
  2. #4eae60
  3. #604eae

Tetradic

  1. #ae604e
  2. #9cae4e
  3. #4e9cae
  4. #604eae

Square

  1. #ae604e
  2. #6cae4e
  3. #4e9cae
  4. #904eae

Monochromatic

  1. #44261f
  2. #794336
  3. #ae604e
  4. #c78f82
  5. #debeb6

Shades

#ae604e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae604e
  2. #9d5646
  3. #8b4d3e
  4. #7a4337
  5. #683a2f
  6. #573027
  7. #46261f
  8. #341d17
  9. #231310
  10. #110a08
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae604e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae604e
  2. #b67060
  3. #be8071
  4. #c69083
  5. #cea095
  6. #d7b0a7
  7. #dfbfb8
  8. #e7cfca
  9. #efdfdc
  10. #f7efed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae604e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae604e
  2. #a96353
  3. #a56658
  4. #a06a5d
  5. #9c6d62
  6. #977067
  7. #92736c
  8. #8e7671
  9. #897a76
  10. #857d7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓
Readable text 4.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #757575 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #906d68 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #736b4c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #867c4d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd535c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #8e674d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #98724d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b75956 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae604e {
  color: #ae604e;
}
Background
.bg-ae604e {
  background-color: #ae604e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae604e {
  border: 2px solid #ae604e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae604e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 96 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 11 38% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae604e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae604e, #ae904e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae604e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 96 78 / 0.35);
}

#a45a52 Redwood ΔE 4.53 #a0522d Sienna ΔE 8.44 #cd5c5c Indian Red ΔE 8.53 #996666 Copper Rose ΔE 9.27 #954535 Chestnut ΔE 9.43 #cc3333 Persian Red ΔE 10.44 #e34234 Cinnabar ΔE 10.99 #519fb1 Inverted #757575 Grayscale 

Redwood
#ae604e  rgb(174, 96, 78)  hsl(11, 38%, 49%)  Redwood
#4e9cae  rgb(78, 156, 174)  hsl(191, 38%, 49%)  Bondi Blue
#4eae60  rgb(78, 174, 96)  hsl(131, 38%, 49%)  Medium Sea Green
#604eae  rgb(96, 78, 174)  hsl(251, 38%, 49%)  Ocean Blue