Information about #AE6A32 color

#AE6A32 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AE6A32 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(174, 106, 50) — 68.2% red, 41.6% green, 19.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 27 / 49 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AE6A32 reads as a confidently colored amber-leaning orange and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Reno Sand (#B26E33). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dark Gold (#AA6C39) and High Five (#B26F2C).

The recipe behind #AE6A32 is rgb(174, 106, 50), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AE6A32: 4.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 4.3:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AE6A32 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AE6A32 color variations

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

#AE6A32 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #AE6A32

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

Reno Sand color link
Reno Sand

#B26E33

Dark Gold color link
Dark Gold

#AA6C39

High Five color link
High Five

#B26F2C

Clove Dyed color link
Clove Dyed

#A96232

Loquat Brown color link
Loquat Brown

#AB6134

Mai Tai color link
Mai Tai

#A56531

Leather color link
Leather

#AC7434

Bourbon color link
Bourbon

#AF6C3E

Bungy color link
Bungy

#AC713C

Heartwood color link
Heartwood

#A6602F

Copper color link
Copper

#B87333

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AE6A32
  • RGB174, 106, 50
  • CMYK0, 27, 49, 32
  • CSSrgb(174, 106, 50)
  • HSL27°, 55%, 44%
  • HSL Precise27.097°, 55.357%, 43.922%
  • HSV27°, 71%, 68%
  • HSB27°, 71%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.416
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.196
  • GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.416, 0.196)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.416, 0.196, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.416, 0.196)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB41.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB19.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAE6A32
  • DECIMAL ID11430450
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01