Information about #AE8147 color

#AE8147 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AE8147 falls into the Orange Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(174, 129, 71) — 68.2% red, 50.6% green, 27.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 18 / 40 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A clearly saturated amber-leaning orange, #AE8147 carries an easy, daylight feel. 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 almost identical to Moderate Gamboge (#A8854A). Slightly further away sit Brown Beige (#AB814F) and Muddy Waters (#A9844F).

In RGB terms — rgb(174, 129, 71) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AE8147: 6.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.5:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AE8147 color variations

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

#AE8147 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 #AE8147

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

Brown Beige color link
Brown Beige

#AB814F

Muddy Waters color link
Muddy Waters

#A9844F

Bronze Ii color link
Bronze Ii

#A67D3D

Classius color link
Classius

#B38D42

Triple Putty color link
Triple Putty

#B78B4B

Golden Oak color link
Golden Oak

#BB8141

Intrepid color link
Intrepid

#AB8439

Teak color link
Teak

#AB8953

Luxor Gold color link
Luxor Gold

#AB8D3F

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AE8147
  • RGB174, 129, 71
  • CMYK0, 18, 40, 32
  • CSSrgb(174, 129, 71)
  • HSL34°, 42%, 48%
  • HSL Precise33.786°, 42.041%, 48.039%
  • HSV34°, 59%, 68%
  • HSB34°, 59%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.278
  • GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.506, 0.278)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.506, 0.278, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.506, 0.278)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB50.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB27.8%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAE8147
  • DECIMAL ID11436359
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01