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#ae6b02 color: Caramel

#ae6b02 is rgb(174, 107, 2) in RGB and oklch(58.754% 0.12884 67.483) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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37°
100%

58.8%
0.129
67°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • yellow-700
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.28:1Hard to read
Lc -75
Black text
4.90:1Readable · AA
Lc 35

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About #ae6b02

#ae6b02 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 58.8% lightness, 0.129 chroma and a hue of 67°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.28:1 contrast and black text 4.9:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Caramel (#af6f09). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-700.

More medium brown colors

Lighter: #ae6b02 mixed with white

  1. ae6b02
  2. b77a30
  3. bf884b
  4. c89763
  5. d0a67a
  6. d8b490
  7. e0c3a6
  8. e8d2bc
  9. f0e1d2
  10. f7f0e8

Darker: #ae6b02 mixed with black

  1. ae6b02
  2. 975c01
  3. 804e01
  4. 6a3f01
  5. 553200
  6. 412500
  7. 2e1800
  8. 1c0d00
  9. 0b0400
  10. 010000

Calmer: #ae6b02 with less saturation

  1. ae6b02
  2. a96d21
  3. a57031
  4. a0723e
  5. 9b7449
  6. 977553
  7. 92775c
  8. 8c7964
  9. 877a6d
  10. 827b75

Questions about #ae6b02

What color is #ae6b02?

#ae6b02 is bright brown. The closest named color is Caramel. In RGB it is rgb(174, 107, 2), in HSL hsl(36.63, 97.73%, 34.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(58.754% 0.12884 67.483).

What colors go well with #ae6b02?

The complementary color of #ae6b02 is #3181c4. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #bc5d41 and #927c00. The triadic partners are #009389 and #9166b7.

Is white or black text more readable on #ae6b02?

White text reads better on #ae6b02: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.28:1 and black gives 4.9:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ae6b02 a warm or cool color?

#ae6b02 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 67 degrees, its lightness 58.8% and its chroma 0.129.