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#AE680E

#ae680e ≈ Ginger

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae680e is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 40.78% green and 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 40.23% magenta, 91.95% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 33.75°, with 85.11% saturation and 36.86% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.79:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ginger (#b06500), ΔE 1.26.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.1893

Complementary

  1. #ae680e
  2. #0e54ae

Split complementary

  1. #ae680e
  2. #0ea4ae
  3. #180eae

Analogous

  1. #ae180e
  2. #ae680e
  3. #a4ae0e

Triadic

  1. #ae680e
  2. #0eae68
  3. #680eae

Tetradic

  1. #ae680e
  2. #54ae0e
  3. #0e54ae
  4. #680eae

Square

  1. #ae680e
  2. #0eae18
  3. #0e54ae
  4. #ae0ea4

Monochromatic

  1. #201303
  2. #673e08
  3. #ae680e
  4. #ed911c
  5. #f2b363

Shades

#ae680e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae680e
  2. #9d5e0d
  3. #8b530b
  4. #7a490a
  5. #683e08
  6. #573407
  7. #462a06
  8. #341f04
  9. #231503
  10. #110a01
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae680e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae680e
  2. #b67726
  3. #be863e
  4. #c69556
  5. #cea46e
  6. #d7b487
  7. #dfc39f
  8. #e7d2b7
  9. #efe1cf
  10. #f7f0e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae680e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae680e
  2. #a96a19
  3. #a56d25
  4. #a06f30
  5. #9c723c
  6. #977447
  7. #927652
  8. #8e795e
  9. #897b69
  10. #857e75
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #787878 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #91725f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #7e6f00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #8f7f10 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf5759 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #946c00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9c760f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b85e46 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae680e {
  color: #ae680e;
}
Background
.bg-ae680e {
  background-color: #ae680e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae680e {
  border: 2px solid #ae680e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae680e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 104 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 34 85% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae680e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae680e, #a4ae0e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae680e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 104 14 / 0.35);
}

#b06500 Ginger ΔE 1.26 #b87333 Copper ΔE 5.38 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 5.44 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 7.77 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 9.27 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 9.73 #cd853f Peru ΔE 10.65 #5197f1 Inverted #787878 Grayscale 

Ginger
#ae680e  rgb(174, 104, 14)  hsl(34, 85%, 37%)  Ginger
#0e54ae  rgb(14, 84, 174)  hsl(214, 85%, 37%)  Sapphire
#0eae68  rgb(14, 174, 104)  hsl(154, 85%, 37%)  Jade
#680eae  rgb(104, 14, 174)  hsl(274, 85%, 37%)  Rebecca Purple