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#AE703A

#ae703a ≈ Copper

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ae703a is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 43.92% green and 22.75% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 35.63% magenta, 66.67% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 27.93°, with 50% saturation and 45.49% 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. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 5.18:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Copper (#b87333), ΔE 2.78.

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Web safe#996633
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Relative luminance0.2089

Complementary

  1. #ae703a
  2. #3a78ae

Split complementary

  1. #ae703a
  2. #3aaeaa
  3. #3a3eae

Analogous

  1. #ae3a3e
  2. #ae703a
  3. #aeaa3a

Triadic

  1. #ae703a
  2. #3aae70
  3. #703aae

Tetradic

  1. #ae703a
  2. #78ae3a
  3. #3a78ae
  4. #703aae

Square

  1. #ae703a
  2. #3eae3a
  3. #3a78ae
  4. #aa3aae

Monochromatic

  1. #3b2614
  2. #754b27
  3. #ae703a
  4. #cd9768
  5. #e0bea1

Shades

#ae703a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae703a
  2. #9d6534
  3. #8b5a2e
  4. #7a4e29
  5. #684323
  6. #57381d
  7. #462d17
  8. #342211
  9. #23160c
  10. #110b06
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae703a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae703a
  2. #b67e4e
  3. #be8d61
  4. #c69b75
  5. #cea989
  6. #d7b89d
  7. #dfc6b0
  8. #e7d4c4
  9. #efe2d8
  10. #f7f1eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae703a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae703a
  2. #a97241
  3. #a57348
  4. #a0754f
  5. #9c7656
  6. #97785d
  7. #927a64
  8. #8e7b6b
  9. #897d72
  10. #857e79
  11. #808080

Readable text 4.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7e7e7e ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #947969 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #837635 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #91843a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #bd6364 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #967337 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #9e7c3a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b76856 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae703a {
  color: #ae703a;
}
Background
.bg-ae703a {
  background-color: #ae703a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae703a {
  border: 2px solid #ae703a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae703a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 112 58;
  --color-primary-hsl: 28 50% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae703a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae703a, #aeaa3a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae703a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 112 58 / 0.35);
}

#b87333 Copper ΔE 2.78 #b06500 Ginger ΔE 6.53 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 6.88 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 7.53 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 8.06 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 8.39 #d2691e Chocolate ΔE 8.61 #518fc5 Inverted #7e7e7e Grayscale 

Copper
#ae703a  rgb(174, 112, 58)  hsl(28, 50%, 45%)  Copper
#3a78ae  rgb(58, 120, 174)  hsl(208, 50%, 45%)  French Blue
#3aae70  rgb(58, 174, 112)  hsl(148, 50%, 45%)  Medium Sea Green
#703aae  rgb(112, 58, 174)  hsl(268, 50%, 45%)  Purple Heart