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#AE976E

#ae976e ≈ Camel

  • orange
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ae976e is a color from the orange family, with medium lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 68.24% red, 59.22% green and 43.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.22% magenta, 36.78% yellow and 31.76% black. Its hue angle is 38.44°, with 28.32% saturation and 55.69% 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 7.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Camel (#c19a6b), ΔE 5.46.

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Relative luminance0.3226

Complementary

  1. #ae976e
  2. #6e85ae

Split complementary

  1. #ae976e
  2. #6ea5ae
  3. #776eae

Analogous

  1. #ae776e
  2. #ae976e
  3. #a5ae6e

Triadic

  1. #ae976e
  2. #6eae97
  3. #976eae

Tetradic

  1. #ae976e
  2. #85ae6e
  3. #6e85ae
  4. #976eae

Square

  1. #ae976e
  2. #6eae77
  3. #6e85ae
  4. #ae6ea5

Monochromatic

  1. #54472f
  2. #85704a
  3. #ae976e
  4. #c9ba9f
  5. #e5ddd0

Shades

#ae976e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ae976e
  2. #9d8863
  3. #8b7958
  4. #7a6a4d
  5. #685b42
  6. #574c37
  7. #463c2c
  8. #342d21
  9. #231e16
  10. #110f0b
  11. #000000

Tints

#ae976e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ae976e
  2. #b6a17d
  3. #beac8b
  4. #c6b69a
  5. #cec1a8
  6. #d7cbb7
  7. #dfd5c5
  8. #e7e0d4
  9. #efeae2
  10. #f7f5f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ae976e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ae976e
  2. #a99570
  3. #a59272
  4. #a09073
  5. #9c8e75
  6. #978c77
  7. #928979
  8. #8e877b
  9. #89857c
  10. #85827e
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 7.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #9a9a9a ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #a2998a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #a1976b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #a79c6f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #b8908c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #a7976c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #aa9a6f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #b49381 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ae976e {
  color: #ae976e;
}
Background
.bg-ae976e {
  background-color: #ae976e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ae976e {
  border: 2px solid #ae976e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ae976e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 174 151 110;
  --color-primary-hsl: 38 28% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ae976e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ae976e, #a5ae6e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ae976e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(174 151 110 / 0.35);
}

#c19a6b Camel ΔE 5.46 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 8.37 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 9.23 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 11.17 #bcb88a Sage ΔE 11.40 #a67b5b Cafe au Lait ΔE 11.72 #b5a642 Brass ΔE 12.28 #516891 Inverted #9a9a9a Grayscale 

Camel
#ae976e  rgb(174, 151, 110)  hsl(38, 28%, 56%)  Camel
#6e85ae  rgb(110, 133, 174)  hsl(218, 28%, 56%)  Glaucous
#6eae97  rgb(110, 174, 151)  hsl(158, 28%, 56%)  Mint
#976eae  rgb(151, 110, 174)  hsl(278, 28%, 56%)  Purple Mountain Majesty