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#ae6a35 color: Tanooki Suit Brown

#ae6a35 is rgb(174, 106, 53) in RGB and oklch(58.886% 0.11042 56.261) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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26°
100%

58.9%
0.110
56°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • yellow-700
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.27:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.91:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #ae6a35

#ae6a35 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 58.9% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 56°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.27:1 contrast and black text 4.91:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Tanooki Suit Brown (#ae6c37). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #ae6a35 mixed with white

  1. ae6a35
  2. b7794b
  3. bf875f
  4. c89673
  5. d0a587
  6. d8b49a
  7. e0c2ae
  8. e8d1c2
  9. f0e0d6
  10. f8f0ea

Darker: #ae6a35 mixed with black

  1. ae6a35
  2. 975b2d
  3. 804d25
  4. 6a3f1d
  5. 553115
  6. 41240e
  7. 2e1808
  8. 1c0d03
  9. 0b0401
  10. 010000

Calmer: #ae6a35 with less saturation

  1. ae6a35
  2. aa6c3e
  3. a56f47
  4. a0714f
  5. 9c7356
  6. 97755d
  7. 927764
  8. 8d786a
  9. 887a71
  10. 827b77

Questions about #ae6a35

What color is #ae6a35?

#ae6a35 is bright brown. The closest named color is Tanooki Suit Brown. In RGB it is rgb(174, 106, 53), in HSL hsl(26.28, 53.3%, 44.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.886% 0.11042 56.261).

What colors go well with #ae6a35?

The complementary color of #ae6a35 is #2b86b6. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #b56159 and #9a771d. The triadic partners are #00927b and #836eb7.

Is white or black text more readable on #ae6a35?

White text reads better on #ae6a35: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.27:1 and black gives 4.91:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ae6a35 a warm or cool color?

#ae6a35 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 56 degrees, its lightness 58.9% and its chroma 0.11.