Information about #AE8E00 color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #AE8E00 reads as a pure, full-strength sunny yellow and occupies the middle of the lightness scale. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Baby Poo (#AB9004). Slightly further away sit Strong Gold (#A89300) and Golden Palm (#AA8805).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(174, 142, 0)), which gives #AE8E00 its character. On this background, black text reaches a 6.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AA); white stays at 3.1:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AE8E00 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#AE8E00 color variations
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#AE8E00 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AE8E00 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AE8E00 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AE8E00 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#AE8E00 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 #AE8E00 color
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Nearest named colors to #AE8E00
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#AB9004
#A89300
#AA8805
#A88905
#B29700
#B79400
#AE8B0C
#B8860B
#A87E00
#C09300
#9F8303
#A57C00
#AE8E00 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AE8E00
- RGB174, 142, 0
- CMYK0, 13, 68, 32
- CSSrgb(174, 142, 0)
- HSL49°, 100%, 34%
- HSL Precise48.966°, 100%, 34.118%
- HSV49°, 100%, 68%
- HSB49°, 100%, 68%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.557
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.000
- GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.557, 0.000)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.557, 0.000, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.557, 0.000)
- Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB55.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB0%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX IDAE8E00
- DECIMAL ID11439616
- Name LengthThis color has no name
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- Counting from2025-01-01
