Information about #AE8C7E color

#AE8C7E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AE8C7E falls into the Orange Color Family — Low Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(174, 140, 126) — 68.2% red, 54.9% green, 49.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 13 / 19 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#AE8C7E is a softly toned amber-leaning orange that feels open and friendly. In practice it works well for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Autumn Beige (#AF8D7A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Rickshaw (#AA917B) and Sandrift (#AF937D).

The recipe behind #AE8C7E is rgb(174, 140, 126), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AE8C7E: 6.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.1:1 for white. #AE8C7E has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AE8C7E color variations

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

#AE8C7E 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 #AE8C7E

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AE8C7E
  • RGB174, 140, 126
  • CMYK0, 13, 19, 32
  • CSSrgb(174, 140, 126)
  • HSL18°, 23%, 59%
  • HSL Precise17.5°, 22.857%, 58.824%
  • HSV18°, 28%, 68%
  • HSB18°, 28%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.549
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.494
  • GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.549, 0.494)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.549, 0.494, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.549, 0.494)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB54.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB49.4%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAE8C7E
  • DECIMAL ID11439230
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01