Information about #AE421E color

#AE421E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AE421E falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(174, 66, 30) — 68.2% red, 25.9% green, 11.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 42 / 56 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #AE421E reads as a energetic, saturated orange and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Ayers Rock (#AE451D). Nearby in the Register you will also find Chinese Brown (#AB381F) and Chinese Red (#AA381E).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(174, 66, 30)), which gives #AE421E its character. On this background, white text reaches a 5.8:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); black stays at 3.6:1. No one has named #AE421E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AE421E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AE421E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AE421E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AE421E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AE421E color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#AE421E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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#1EAE42
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #AE421E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Ayers Rock color link
Ayers Rock

#AE451D

Chinese Brown color link
Chinese Brown

#AB381F

Chinese Red color link
Chinese Red

#AA381E

Metallic Brown color link
Metallic Brown

#AC4313

Cattail color link
Cattail

#B64925

Vindaloo color link
Vindaloo

#A74F20

Rustic Coral color link
Rustic Coral

#AE3415

Blaze color link
Blaze

#BE4123

Rust color link
Rust

#B7410E

Brick color link
Brick

#A03623

Birch Brown color link
Birch Brown

#B14A30

Brownish Red color link
Brownish Red

#9E3623

#AE421E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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#AE421E color image #AE421E color solid HD wallpaper 3840x2160 (Desktop)
#AE421E color image #AE421E color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AE421E
  • RGB174, 66, 30
  • CMYK0, 42, 56, 32
  • CSSrgb(174, 66, 30)
  • HSL15°, 71%, 40%
  • HSL Precise15°, 70.588%, 40%
  • HSV15°, 83%, 68%
  • HSB15°, 83%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.259
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.259, 0.118)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.259, 0.118, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.259, 0.118)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB25.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAE421E
  • DECIMAL ID11420190
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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