What color is #AE9465?

#AE9465 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Veranda Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE9465?

The RGB value is 174, 148, 101: 174 red, 148 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE9465?

The complementary color is #657FAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE9465?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE9465 color

#AE9465 rgb(174, 148, 101)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AE9465 is a desaturated orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 58% green and 39.6% blue (174, 148, 101).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 31% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 42% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Veranda Gold (#AF9968), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.22:1).

#AE9465 color codes

HEX	`#AE9465`
RGB	`rgb(174, 148, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 58%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 31%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 42%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 42%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(62.61, 3.09, 28.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(62.61, 28.61, 83.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.395, 31.119, 16.715)`
Decimal	`11441253`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE9465, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #AE9465	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE9465 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #AE9465 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae9465; }
.text { color: #ae9465; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae9465; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 148 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae9465, #a3ae65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Camel.

Questions

What color is #AE9465?: #AE9465 is a desaturated orange, closest to the named color Veranda Gold. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE9465?: The RGB value is 174, 148, 101: 174 red, 148 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE9465?: The complementary color is #657FAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE9465?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.22:1 and white text 2.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.