Information about #AE946B color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #AE946B reads as a softly balanced amber-leaning orange and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Designers typically reach for tones like this for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Castlepoint (#AD9569). Nearby in the Register you will also find Double Doeskin (#AC916E) and Backcountry (#AB8E6B).
The recipe behind #AE946B is rgb(174, 148, 107), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #AE946B background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 7.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.9:1. #AE946B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.
#AE946B color variations
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#AE946B color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AE946B color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AE946B color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AE946B color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#AE946B 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 #AE946B color
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Nearest named colors to #AE946B
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#AD9569
#AC916E
#AB8E6B
#B2996E
#B39B69
#B59465
#AC9362
#AA9C70
#B38B6D
#A4936F
#AF9B60
#A48D70
#AE946B color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AE946B
- RGB174, 148, 107
- CMYK0, 10, 26, 32
- CSSrgb(174, 148, 107)
- HSL37°, 29%, 55%
- HSL Precise36.716°, 29.258%, 55.098%
- HSV37°, 39%, 68%
- HSB37°, 39%, 68%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.580
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.420
- GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.580, 0.420)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.580, 0.420, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.580, 0.420)
- Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB58%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB42%
- Color FamilyOrange
- Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDAE946B
- DECIMAL ID11441259
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers27 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
