Information about #AE601B color

#AE601B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AE601B belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Neutral brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(174, 96, 27) — 68.2% red, 37.6% green, 10.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 31 / 58 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AE601B is a strongly colored warm orange that occupies the middle of the lightness scale. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Omega (#B56519). Slightly further away sit Light Brown (#B5651D) and Dirty Brown (#B5651E).

The recipe behind #AE601B is rgb(174, 96, 27), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, white text works best on #AE601B: 4.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.5:1 for black. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AE601B color variations

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

#AE601B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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#DD7C27

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White

#FFFFFF

#AE601B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#894B15

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Black

#000000

#AE601B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#967252

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Grey

#808080

#AE601B 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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#AC241A

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#AC1A4B

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#AC1A85

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#AE601B 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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#1B68AC
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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
#AE601B
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#1B20AC
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#1BACA7
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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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#AC1B20
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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
#AE601B
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#1BAC5F
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#5F1BAC
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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
#AE601B
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#68AC1B
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#1B68AC
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#5F1BAC
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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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#20AC1B
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#1B68AC
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#A71BAC
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Nearest named colors to #AE601B

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

Omega color link
Omega

#B56519

Light Brown color link
Light Brown

#B5651D

Dirty Brown color link
Dirty Brown

#B5651E

Pumpkin Skin color link
Pumpkin Skin

#B1610B

The Big Carrot color link
The Big Carrot

#BA5823

Vindaloo color link
Vindaloo

#A74F20

Ruddy Brown color link
Ruddy Brown

#BB6528

Fiery Orange color link
Fiery Orange

#B1592F

Heartwood color link
Heartwood

#A6602F

Rich Gold color link
Rich Gold

#A15226

Golden Brown color link
Golden Brown

#996515

Hazard color link
Hazard

#A3532A

#AE601B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AE601B
  • RGB174, 96, 27
  • CMYK0, 31, 58, 32
  • CSSrgb(174, 96, 27)
  • HSL28°, 73%, 39%
  • HSL Precise28.163°, 73.134%, 39.412%
  • HSV28°, 84%, 68%
  • HSB28°, 84%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.376
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.376, 0.106)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.376, 0.106, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.376, 0.106)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB37.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDAE601B
  • DECIMAL ID11427867
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers8 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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