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#ae6e01 color: Caramel

#ae6e01 is rgb(174, 110, 1) in RGB and oklch(59.312% 0.12839 69.778) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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38°
100%

59.3%
0.128
70°
  • Brown
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • yellow-700
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
4.17:1Hard to read
Lc -74
Black text
5.03:1Readable · AA
Lc 36

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About #ae6e01

#ae6e01 is a bright brown color. In OKLCH it has 59.3% lightness, 0.128 chroma and a hue of 70°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 4.17:1 contrast and black text 5.03:1, 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: #ae6e01 mixed with white

  1. ae6e01
  2. b77c30
  3. bf8b4b
  4. c89963
  5. d0a87a
  6. d8b690
  7. e0c4a6
  8. e8d3bc
  9. f0e2d2
  10. f7f0e9

Darker: #ae6e01 mixed with black

  1. ae6e01
  2. 975f01
  3. 805001
  4. 6a4100
  5. 553300
  6. 412600
  7. 2e1900
  8. 1c0e00
  9. 0b0400
  10. 010100

Calmer: #ae6e01 with less saturation

  1. ae6e01
  2. aa7021
  3. a57232
  4. a1743f
  5. 9c764a
  6. 977854
  7. 92795d
  8. 8d7b66
  9. 887c6e
  10. 837d76

Questions about #ae6e01

What color is #ae6e01?

#ae6e01 is bright brown. The closest named color is Caramel. In RGB it is rgb(174, 110, 1), in HSL hsl(37.8, 98.86%, 34.31%) and in OKLCH oklch(59.312% 0.12839 69.778).

What colors go well with #ae6e01?

The complementary color of #ae6e01 is #3982c7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #bd603f and #917f00. The triadic partners are #00948e and #9566b7.

Is white or black text more readable on #ae6e01?

White text reads better on #ae6e01: white gives a contrast ratio of 4.17:1 and black gives 5.03:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ae6e01 a warm or cool color?

#ae6e01 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 70 degrees, its lightness 59.3% and its chroma 0.128.