Information about #AE9E27 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#AE9E27 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(174, 158, 39) — 68.2% red, 62% green, 15.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 53 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AE9E27 is a strongly colored sunny yellow that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Sahara (#B79826). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Lucky (#AB9A1C) and Earls Green (#B8A722).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(174, 158, 39)), which gives #AE9E27 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AE9E27: 7.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.7:1 for white. #AE9E27 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#AE9E27 color variations

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

#AE9E27 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AE9E27 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AE9E27 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AE9E27 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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#AE9E27 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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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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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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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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Nearest named colors to #AE9E27

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

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Karma color link
Karma

#B6A237

Nugget color link
Nugget

#BC9229

Greenfinch color link
Greenfinch

#BDA928

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Citron color link
Citron

#9FA91F

Vomit color link
Vomit

#A2A415

Vintage Gold color link
Vintage Gold

#A28B23

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

#AE9E27 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AE9E27
  • RGB174, 158, 39
  • CMYK0, 6, 53, 32
  • CSSrgb(174, 158, 39)
  • HSL53°, 63%, 42%
  • HSL Precise52.889°, 63.38%, 41.765%
  • HSV53°, 78%, 68%
  • HSB53°, 78%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.620
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.153
  • GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.620, 0.153)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.620, 0.153, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.620, 0.153)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB15.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAE9E27
  • DECIMAL ID11443751
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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