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#AE7311

#ae7311 ≈ Ginger

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae7311 is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 45.1% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 33.91% magenta, 90.23% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 37.45°, with 82.2% saturation and 37.45% 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 5.26:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ginger (#b06500), ΔE 5.87.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996600
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Relative luminance0.213

Complementary

  1. #ae7311
  2. #114cae

Split complementary

  1. #ae7311
  2. #119bae
  3. #2411ae

Analogous

  1. #ae2411
  2. #ae7311
  3. #9bae11

Triadic

  1. #ae7311
  2. #11ae73
  3. #7311ae

Tetradic

  1. #ae7311
  2. #4cae11
  3. #114cae
  4. #7311ae

Square

  1. #ae7311
  2. #11ae24
  3. #114cae
  4. #ae119b

Monochromatic

  1. #231703
  2. #68450a
  3. #ae7311
  4. #e99e22
  5. #f0bd68

Shades

#ae7311 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae7311
  2. #9d680f
  3. #8b5c0e
  4. #7a510c
  5. #68450a
  6. #573a09
  7. #462e07
  8. #342305
  9. #231703
  10. #110c02
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae7311 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae7311
  2. #b68129
  3. #be8f41
  4. #c69d58
  5. #ceab70
  6. #d7b988
  7. #dfc7a0
  8. #e7d5b8
  9. #efe3cf
  10. #f7f1e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae7311 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae7311
  2. #a9741c
  3. #a57627
  4. #a07732
  5. #9c783d
  6. #977a49
  7. #927b54
  8. #8e7c5f
  9. #897d6a
  10. #857f75
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.26:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #7f7f7f ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #947b65 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #877700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #958516 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be6462 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #987500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a07e14 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b86a4e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae7311 {
  color: #ae7311;
}
Background
.bg-ae7311 {
  background-color: #ae7311;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae7311 {
  border: 2px solid #ae7311;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae7311;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 115 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 37 82% 37%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae7311 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae7311, #9bae11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae7311 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 115 17 / 0.35);
}

#b06500 Ginger ΔE 5.87 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 6.49 #b87333 Copper ΔE 6.79 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.43 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 8.28 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 8.73 #cd853f Peru ΔE 9.56 #518cee Inverted #7f7f7f Grayscale 

Ginger
#ae7311  rgb(174, 115, 17)  hsl(37, 82%, 37%)  Ginger
#114cae  rgb(17, 76, 174)  hsl(217, 82%, 37%)  Cobalt Blue
#11ae73  rgb(17, 174, 115)  hsl(157, 82%, 37%)  Jade
#7311ae  rgb(115, 17, 174)  hsl(277, 82%, 37%)  Rebecca Purple