Information about #AE9C37 color

#AE9C37 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AE9C37 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Moderate Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(174, 156, 55) (68.2% red, 61.2% green, 21.6% blue), or CMYK 0 / 7 / 47 / 32 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A clearly saturated golden yellow, #AE9C37 feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Karma (#B6A237). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Antique Gold (#B0903D) and Roti (#B69642).

In RGB terms — rgb(174, 156, 55) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AE9C37: 7.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.8:1 for white. #AE9C37 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AE9C37 color variations

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

#AE9C37 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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Rum Swizzle

#F1EDD4
White

#FFFFFF

#AE9C37 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AE9C37 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AE9C37 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#AE9C37 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
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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
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#6137AE
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#3785AE
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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
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#AE6137
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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
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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#49AE37
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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#AE3785
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Nearest named colors to #AE9C37

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

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Antique Gold color link
Antique Gold

#B0903D

Roti color link
Roti

#B69642

Reef Gold color link
Reef Gold

#A98D36

Brass color link
Brass

#B5A642

Luxor Gold color link
Luxor Gold

#AB8D3F

Alpine color link
Alpine

#AD8A3B

Classius color link
Classius

#B38D42

Hokey Pokey color link
Hokey Pokey

#BB8E34

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Moderate Gold color link
Moderate Gold

#A89C4A

Husk color link
Husk

#B2994B

#AE9C37 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AE9C37
  • RGB174, 156, 55
  • CMYK0, 7, 47, 32
  • CSSrgb(174, 156, 55)
  • HSL51°, 52%, 45%
  • HSL Precise50.924°, 51.965%, 44.902%
  • HSV51°, 68%, 68%
  • HSB51°, 68%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.216
  • GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.612, 0.216)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.612, 0.216, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.612, 0.216)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB61.2%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB21.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAE9C37
  • DECIMAL ID11443255
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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