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#ae820c color: Chestnut Gold

#ae820c is rgb(174, 130, 12) in RGB and oklch(63.268% 0.1272 84.013) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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44°
100%

63.3%
0.127
84°
  • Amber
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Copper
  • yellow-600
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.50:1Hard to read
Lc -68
Black text
6.00:1Readable · AA
Lc 42

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About #ae820c

#ae820c is a bright amber color. In OKLCH it has 63.3% lightness, 0.127 chroma and a hue of 84°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.5:1 contrast and black text 6:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Chestnut Gold (#ab8508). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More medium amber colors

Lighter: #ae820c mixed with white

  1. ae820c
  2. b68e36
  3. be9b51
  4. c6a768
  5. ceb47f
  6. d7c094
  7. dfcdaa
  8. e7d9bf
  9. efe6d4
  10. f7f2e9

Darker: #ae820c mixed with black

  1. ae820c
  2. 977009
  3. 805f06
  4. 6a4e04
  5. 553e03
  6. 412f02
  7. 2e2001
  8. 1c1200
  9. 0b0600
  10. 010100

Calmer: #ae820c with less saturation

  1. ae820c
  2. ab8329
  3. a7843a
  4. a38547
  5. a08652
  6. 9c875d
  7. 998867
  8. 958870
  9. 918979
  10. 8e8981

Questions about #ae820c

What color is #ae820c?

#ae820c is bright amber. The closest named color is Chestnut Gold. In RGB it is rgb(174, 130, 12), in HSL hsl(43.7, 87.1%, 36.47%) and in OKLCH oklch(63.268% 0.1272 84.013).

What colors go well with #ae820c?

The complementary color of #ae820c is #6287d7. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c47236 and #899227. The triadic partners are #009fad and #af6db5.

Is white or black text more readable on #ae820c?

White text reads better on #ae820c: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.5:1 and black gives 6:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ae820c a warm or cool color?

#ae820c is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 84 degrees, its lightness 63.3% and its chroma 0.127.