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#AE6C19

#ae6c19 ≈ Ginger

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae6c19 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 42.35% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 37.93% magenta, 85.63% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 33.42°, with 74.87% saturation and 39.02% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 4.96:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ginger (#b06500), ΔE 2.65.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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HSV / HSB
Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.1979

Complementary

  1. #ae6c19
  2. #195bae

Split complementary

  1. #ae6c19
  2. #19a6ae
  3. #2119ae

Analogous

  1. #ae2119
  2. #ae6c19
  3. #a6ae19

Triadic

  1. #ae6c19
  2. #19ae6c
  3. #6c19ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae6c19
  2. #5bae19
  3. #195bae
  4. #6c19ae

Square

  1. #ae6c19
  2. #19ae21
  3. #195bae
  4. #ae19a6

Monochromatic

  1. #281906
  2. #6b420f
  3. #ae6c19
  4. #e29432
  5. #ebb775

Shades

#ae6c19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae6c19
  2. #9d6117
  3. #8b5614
  4. #7a4c12
  5. #68410f
  6. #57360d
  7. #462b0a
  8. #342008
  9. #231605
  10. #110b03
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae6c19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae6c19
  2. #b67b30
  3. #be8947
  4. #c6985e
  5. #cea775
  6. #d7b68c
  7. #dfc4a3
  8. #e7d3ba
  9. #efe2d1
  10. #f7f0e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae6c19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae6c19
  2. #a96e23
  3. #a5702e
  4. #a07238
  5. #9c7442
  6. #97764d
  7. #927857
  8. #8e7a61
  9. #897c6b
  10. #857e76
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 4.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7b7b7b ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #927562 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #817205 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #91811b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bf5c5d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #956f0f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9d791a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b8634a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae6c19 {
  color: #ae6c19;
}
Background
.bg-ae6c19 {
  background-color: #ae6c19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae6c19 {
  border: 2px solid #ae6c19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae6c19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 108 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 33 75% 39%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae6c19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae6c19, #a6ae19);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae6c19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 108 25 / 0.35);
}

#b06500 Ginger ΔE 2.65 #b87333 Copper ΔE 4.60 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 5.49 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 7.26 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 8.44 #cd853f Peru ΔE 9.66 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 9.90 #5193e6 Inverted #7b7b7b Grayscale 

Ginger
#ae6c19  rgb(174, 108, 25)  hsl(33, 75%, 39%)  Ginger
#195bae  rgb(25, 91, 174)  hsl(213, 75%, 39%)  Denim
#19ae6c  rgb(25, 174, 108)  hsl(153, 75%, 39%)  Jade
#6c19ae  rgb(108, 25, 174)  hsl(273, 75%, 39%)  Rebecca Purple