HEX atlas value

#AE593D

#AE593D is a warm orange HEX color close to Red Clay. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 174, 89, 61, HSL 15, 48%, 46%, has luminance 0.1648, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#AE593D Sample readable text

HEX #AE593D

RGB rgb(174, 89, 61)

HSL hsl(15 48% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 49, 65, 32)

Luminance 0.1648

Contrast Black 4.3:1White 4.89:1

CSS

--color-ae593d: #AE593D;
.background-ae593d { background-color: #AE593D; }
.text-ae593d { color: #AE593D; }

Luminance0.1648

Black text4.3:1AA Fail

White text4.89:1AA Pass

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#AE593D","rgb":[174,89,61],"hsl":[15,48,46],"cmyk":[0,49,65,32],"luminance":0.1648,"contrast":{"black":4.3,"white":4.89}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#FFFFFF"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":4.3,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":4.89,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#6A3625","hex":"#6A3625","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.17,"contrastWhite":9.69,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"]},{"name":"#CF8D77","hex":"#CF8D77","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.73,"contrastWhite":2.72,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#AE913D","hex":"#AE913D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.92,"contrastWhite":3.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#3D91AE","hex":"#3D91AE","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":5.86,"contrastWhite":3.58,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]},{"name":"#AE3D59","hex":"#AE3D59","family":"red","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":3.61,"contrastWhite":5.81,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Red Clay adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#FFFFFF"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ae593d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/red-clay.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sienna.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/desert-clay.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3D91AE","analogous":["#AE3D59","#AE913D"],"triadic":["#3DAE59","#593DAE"],"tetradic":["#59AE3D","#3D91AE","#913DAE"],"splitComplementary":["#3DAE91","#3D59AE"],"monochromatic":["#CF8D77","#AE593D","#6A3625"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CF8D77","dark":"#6A3625","saturated":"#C74C23","desaturated":"#946657","pastel":"#CDA99D","neon":"#FF4F14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"red-clay","name":"Red Clay","hex":"#B45A3C","distance":6.164414002968976},{"slug":"sienna","name":"Sienna","hex":"#A0522D","distance":22.38302928559939},{"slug":"desert-clay","name":"Desert Clay","hex":"#B86D4B","distance":26.38181191654584},{"slug":"caramel","name":"Caramel","hex":"#AF6E4D","distance":26.419689627245813},{"slug":"adobe","name":"Adobe","hex":"#BD6C48","distance":26.589471600616662}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AE593D

#AE593D is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #AE593D is visually closest to Red Clay, a named orange color with HEX #B45A3C.

The RGB channels are 174, 89, and 61, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 15deg with 48% saturation and 46% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.1648, white text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 6.16, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text4.3:1AA Fail

White text4.89:1AA Pass

AA text options: #FFFFFF.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AE593D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000004.3:1 · Fail

White text#FFFFFF4.89:1 · AA

Accessible Alternatives

#6A3625#FFFFFF text · best 9.69:1#6A3625

#CF8D77#000000 text · best 7.73:1#CF8D77

#AE913D#000000 text · best 6.92:1#AE913D

#3D91AE#000000 text · best 5.86:1#3D91AE

#AE3D59#FFFFFF text · best 5.81:1#AE3D59

Generated Palette

#AE593D#AE593D

#3D91AE#3D91AE

#AE3D59#AE3D59

#AE913D#AE913D

#CF8D77#CF8D77

#6A3625#6A3625

Color Harmonies

#3D91AE#3D91AE

#AE3D59#AE3D59

#AE913D#AE913D

#3DAE59#3DAE59

#593DAE#593DAE

Variants

#CF8D77#CF8D77

#6A3625#6A3625

#C74C23#C74C23

#946657#946657

#CDA99D#CDA99D

#FF4F14#FF4F14

Nearest Named Colors

Red Clay#B45A3C

Sienna#A0522D

Desert Clay#B86D4B

Caramel#AF6E4D

Adobe#BD6C48

#AE593D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AE593D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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