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#ae563a color: Brown Rust

#ae563a is rgb(174, 86, 58) in RGB and oklch(55.513% 0.12251 38.26) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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14°
100%

55.5%
0.123
38°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Soft
  • Warm
  • ≈ Sienna
  • amber-700
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
5.01:1Readable · AA
Lc -80
Black text
4.19:1Hard to read
Lc 30

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About #ae563a

#ae563a is a soft brown color. In OKLCH it has 55.5% lightness, 0.123 chroma and a hue of 38°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 5.01:1 contrast and black text 4.19:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Brown Rust (#af593e). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is amber-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #ae563a mixed with white

  1. ae563a
  2. b7674e
  3. c17861
  4. c98874
  5. d29987
  6. daaa9a
  7. e2bbae
  8. eacbc2
  9. f1ddd6
  10. f8eeea

Darker: #ae563a mixed with black

  1. ae563a
  2. 974a31
  3. 803e28
  4. 6a3220
  5. 552718
  6. 411c10
  7. 2e1209
  8. 1c0804
  9. 0b0201
  10. 010000

Calmer: #ae563a with less saturation

  1. ae563a
  2. a95a41
  3. a45d47
  4. 9e614d
  5. 996453
  6. 936759
  7. 8d695e
  8. 876c64
  9. 816e69
  10. 7a716e

Questions about #ae563a

What color is #ae563a?

#ae563a is soft brown. The closest named color is Brown Rust. In RGB it is rgb(174, 86, 58), in HSL hsl(14.48, 50%, 45.49%) and in OKLCH oklch(55.513% 0.12251 38.26).

What colors go well with #ae563a?

The complementary color of #ae563a is #0082a2. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #ad5165 and #a16300. The triadic partners are #178857 and #646ab9.

Is white or black text more readable on #ae563a?

White text reads better on #ae563a: white gives a contrast ratio of 5.01:1 and black gives 4.19:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ae563a a warm or cool color?

#ae563a is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 38 degrees, its lightness 55.5% and its chroma 0.123.