Information about #AE5C40 color

#AE5C40 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AE5C40 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(174, 92, 64) — 68.2% red, 36.1% green, 25.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 32 / 43 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AE5C40 presents itself as a clearly saturated amber-leaning orange — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Brown Rust (#AF593E). Slightly further away sit Rhapsody (#AD603C) and Spicy Red Brown (#B35C44).

In RGB terms — rgb(174, 92, 64) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #AE5C40: 4.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.4:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AE5C40 color variations

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

#AE5C40 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AE5C40 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AE5C40 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AE5C40 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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#AE5C40 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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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 #AE5C40

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

Brown Rust color link
Brown Rust

#AF593E

Rhapsody color link
Rhapsody

#AD603C

Spicy Red Brown color link
Spicy Red Brown

#B35C44

Footloose color link
Footloose

#A4613A

Moderate Vermilion color link
Moderate Vermilion

#A8614A

Crail color link
Crail

#A65648

Alfisol Red color link
Alfisol Red

#AA554A

Loquat Brown color link
Loquat Brown

#AB6134

Moderate Scarlet color link
Moderate Scarlet

#A8554A

Apple Blossom color link
Apple Blossom

#A95249

Redbud color link
Redbud

#B85439

Earth color link
Earth

#A2653E

#AE5C40 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AE5C40
  • RGB174, 92, 64
  • CMYK0, 32, 43, 32
  • CSSrgb(174, 92, 64)
  • HSL15°, 46%, 47%
  • HSL Precise15.273°, 46.218%, 46.667%
  • HSV15°, 63%, 68%
  • HSB15°, 63%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.361, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.361, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.361, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB36.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAE5C40
  • DECIMAL ID11426880
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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