Information about #AE851E color
Basic facts about this digital color
A vivid, lively warm orange, #AE851E sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to University Of California Gold (#B78727). Nearby in the Register you will also find Vintage Gold (#A28B23) and Luxury Gold (#A48111).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(174, 133, 30)), which gives #AE851E its character. If you plan to put text on a #AE851E background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 6.2:1 (passing WCAG AA), while white manages only 3.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AE851E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#AE851E color variations
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#AE851E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AE851E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AE851E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AE851E color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#AE851E 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #AE851E color
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Nearest named colors to #AE851E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#B78727
#A28B23
#A48111
#9E8022
#AD812F
#AC7911
#AE8B0C
#A17917
#AC7D0C
#B57B2E
#B57F0C
#A47D0E
#AE851E color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AE851E
- RGB174, 133, 30
- CMYK0, 16, 56, 32
- CSSrgb(174, 133, 30)
- HSL43°, 71%, 40%
- HSL Precise42.917°, 70.588%, 40%
- HSV43°, 83%, 68%
- HSB43°, 83%, 68%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.522
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.118
- GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.522, 0.118)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.522, 0.118, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.522, 0.118)
- Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB52.2%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB11.8%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDAE851E
- DECIMAL ID11437342
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers10 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
