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#AE751C

#ae751c ≈ Ginger

  • brown
  • Lightness: low
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ae751c is a color from the brown family, with low lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 45.88% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 32.76% magenta, 83.91% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 36.58°, with 72.28% saturation and 39.61% 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 5.36:1 (WCAG AA). The closest named color is Ginger (#b06500), ΔE 6.33.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#996633
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Relative luminance0.2181

Complementary

  1. #ae751c
  2. #1c55ae

Split complementary

  1. #ae751c
  2. #1c9eae
  3. #2c1cae

Analogous

  1. #ae2c1c
  2. #ae751c
  3. #9eae1c

Triadic

  1. #ae751c
  2. #1cae75
  3. #751cae

Tetradic

  1. #ae751c
  2. #55ae1c
  3. #1c55ae
  4. #751cae

Square

  1. #ae751c
  2. #1cae2c
  3. #1c55ae
  4. #ae1c9e

Monochromatic

  1. #2a1c07
  2. #6c4911
  3. #ae751c
  4. #df9e38
  5. #eabe79

Shades

#ae751c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae751c
  2. #9d6919
  3. #8b5e16
  4. #7a5214
  5. #684611
  6. #573b0e
  7. #462f0b
  8. #342308
  9. #231706
  10. #110c03
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae751c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae751c
  2. #b68333
  3. #be9149
  4. #c69e60
  5. #ceac77
  6. #d7ba8e
  7. #dfc8a4
  8. #e7d6bb
  9. #efe3d2
  10. #f7f1e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae751c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae751c
  2. #a97626
  3. #a57730
  4. #a0783a
  5. #9c7944
  6. #977b4e
  7. #927c58
  8. #8e7d62
  9. #897e6c
  10. #857f76
  11. #808080

Readable text 3.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 5.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #818181 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #957c67 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #897807 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #96861f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #be6664 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #997712 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #a0801e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b86d51 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae751c {
  color: #ae751c;
}
Background
.bg-ae751c {
  background-color: #ae751c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae751c {
  border: 2px solid #ae751c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae751c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 117 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 37 72% 40%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae751c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae751c, #9eae1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae751c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 117 28 / 0.35);
}

#b06500 Ginger ΔE 6.33 #b87333 Copper ΔE 6.37 #996515 Golden Brown ΔE 6.80 #b8860b Dark Goldenrod ΔE 7.18 #cc7722 Ochre ΔE 8.09 #cd7f32 Bronze ΔE 8.31 #cd853f Peru ΔE 8.98 #518ae3 Inverted #818181 Grayscale 

Ginger
#ae751c  rgb(174, 117, 28)  hsl(37, 72%, 40%)  Ginger
#1c55ae  rgb(28, 85, 174)  hsl(217, 72%, 40%)  Sapphire
#1cae75  rgb(28, 174, 117)  hsl(157, 72%, 40%)  Jade
#751cae  rgb(117, 28, 174)  hsl(277, 72%, 40%)  Purple Heart