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#ae8835 color: Honey

#ae8835 is rgb(174, 136, 53) in RGB and oklch(64.737% 0.10968 83.797) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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41°
100%

64.7%
0.110
84°
  • Amber
  • Medium
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Bronze
  • yellow-600
  • Black 32%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
3.30:1Hard to read
Lc -66
Black text
6.37:1Readable · AA
Lc 44

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About #ae8835

#ae8835 is a bright amber color. In OKLCH it has 64.7% lightness, 0.11 chroma and a hue of 84°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 3.3:1 contrast and black text 6.37:1, so white text reads better.

The closest named color is Honey (#ae8934). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-600.

More medium amber colors

Lighter: #ae8835 mixed with white

  1. ae8835
  2. b6944d
  3. be9f62
  4. c6ab76
  5. ceb78a
  6. d6c39d
  7. decfb1
  8. e7dbc4
  9. efe7d8
  10. f7f3eb

Darker: #ae8835 mixed with black

  1. ae8835
  2. 97752d
  3. 806325
  4. 6a521d
  5. 554115
  6. 41310e
  7. 2e2208
  8. 1c1303
  9. 0b0601
  10. 010100

Calmer: #ae8835 with less saturation

  1. ae8835
  2. ab8942
  3. a88a4d
  4. a58b56
  5. a28b60
  6. 9e8c68
  7. 9b8d70
  8. 988d78
  9. 958e80
  10. 918e87

Questions about #ae8835

What color is #ae8835?

#ae8835 is bright amber. The closest named color is Honey. In RGB it is rgb(174, 136, 53), in HSL hsl(41.16, 53.3%, 44.51%) and in OKLCH oklch(64.737% 0.10968 83.797).

What colors go well with #ae8835?

The complementary color of #ae8835 is #6c8dd1. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #c27b4a and #8e9640. The triadic partners are #05a1ad and #af77b4.

Is white or black text more readable on #ae8835?

White text reads better on #ae8835: white gives a contrast ratio of 3.3:1 and black gives 6.37:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #ae8835 a warm or cool color?

#ae8835 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 84 degrees, its lightness 64.7% and its chroma 0.11.