Information about #AE490E color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #AE490E is classified in the Register under the Orange Color Family, with Full Saturation and Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(174, 73, 14) — 68.2% red, 28.6% green, 5.5% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 40 / 63 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A pure, full-strength amber-leaning orange, #AE490E holds a balanced mid-tone. Expect to see shades like this in bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Metallic Brown (#AC4313). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rust (#B7410E) and Ayers Rock (#AE451D).

In RGB terms — rgb(174, 73, 14) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #AE490E background, choose white — the contrast ratio is 5.6:1 (passing WCAG AA), while black manages only 3.8:1. No one has named #AE490E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AE490E color variations

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

#AE490E color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AE490E color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AE490E color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AE490E 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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#AE490E 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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#0EAF49
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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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#74AF0E
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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 #AE490E

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

Metallic Brown color link
Metallic Brown

#AC4313

Rust color link
Rust

#B7410E

Ayers Rock color link
Ayers Rock

#AE451D

Burnt Siena color link
Burnt Siena

#B75203

Strong Tangelo color link
Strong Tangelo

#A83F00

Windsor Tan color link
Windsor Tan

#A75502

Strong Orange color link
Strong Orange

#A85400

Brick Orange color link
Brick Orange

#C14A09

Vindaloo color link
Vindaloo

#A74F20

Rusty Brown color link
Rusty Brown

#9E3C0E

Oregon color link
Oregon

#9B4703

Rustic Coral color link
Rustic Coral

#AE3415

#AE490E color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AE490E
  • RGB174, 73, 14
  • CMYK0, 40, 63, 32
  • CSSrgb(174, 73, 14)
  • HSL22°, 85%, 37%
  • HSL Precise22.125°, 85.106%, 36.863%
  • HSV22°, 92%, 68%
  • HSB22°, 92%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.286
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.055
  • GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.286, 0.055)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.286, 0.055, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.286, 0.055)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB28.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.5%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDAE490E
  • DECIMAL ID11421966
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers7 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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