HEX atlas value

#AE863D

#AE863D is a warm orange HEX color close to Copper. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 174, 134, 61, HSL 39, 48%, 46%, has luminance 0.2639, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#AE863D Sample readable text

HEX #AE863D

RGB rgb(174, 134, 61)

HSL hsl(39 48% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 23, 65, 32)

Luminance 0.2639

Contrast Black 6.28:1White 3.35:1

CSS

--color-ae863d: #AE863D;
.background-ae863d { background-color: #AE863D; }
.text-ae863d { color: #AE863D; }

Luminance0.2639

Black text6.28:1AA Pass

White text3.35:1AA Fail

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":"#AE863D","rgb":[174,134,61],"hsl":[39,48,46],"cmyk":[0,23,65,32],"luminance":0.2639,"contrast":{"black":6.28,"white":3.35}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.28,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.35,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CFB077","hex":"#CFB077","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.13,"contrastWhite":2.07,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#9DAE3D","hex":"#9DAE3D","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.56,"contrastWhite":2.45,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#6A5225","hex":"#6A5225","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.85,"contrastWhite":7.38,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]},{"name":"#C78E23","hex":"#C78E23","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.32,"contrastWhite":2.87,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":6.79,"contrastWhite":3.09,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":[]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Copper adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ae863d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/copper.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/polished-copper.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/oak.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3D64AE","analogous":["#AE4E3D","#9DAE3D"],"triadic":["#3DAE86","#863DAE"],"tetradic":["#3DAE4E","#3D64AE","#AE3D9D"],"splitComplementary":["#3D9DAE","#4E3DAE"],"monochromatic":["#CFB077","#AE863D","#6A5225"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CFB077","dark":"#6A5225","saturated":"#C78E23","desaturated":"#947E57","pastel":"#CDBC9D","neon":"#FFAD14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":23.68543856465402},{"slug":"polished-copper","name":"Polished Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":23.68543856465402},{"slug":"oak","name":"Oak","hex":"#A8754F","distance":25.475478405713993},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":27},{"slug":"caramel","name":"Caramel","hex":"#AF6E4D","distance":28.861739379323623}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AE863D

#AE863D is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #AE863D is visually closest to Copper, a named orange color with HEX #B87333.

The RGB channels are 174, 134, and 61, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 39deg 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 0.2639, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.69, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.28:1AA Pass

White text3.35:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AE863D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.28:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.35:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CFB077#000000 text · best 10.13:1#CFB077

#9DAE3D#000000 text · best 8.56:1#9DAE3D

#6A5225#FFFFFF text · best 7.38:1#6A5225

#C78E23#000000 text · best 7.32:1#C78E23

Antique Gold#000000 text · best 6.79:1#B08D57

Generated Palette

#AE863D#AE863D

#3D64AE#3D64AE

#AE4E3D#AE4E3D

#9DAE3D#9DAE3D

#CFB077#CFB077

#6A5225#6A5225

Color Harmonies

#3D64AE#3D64AE

#AE4E3D#AE4E3D

#9DAE3D#9DAE3D

#3DAE86#3DAE86

#863DAE#863DAE

Variants

#CFB077#CFB077

#6A5225#6A5225

#C78E23#C78E23

#947E57#947E57

#CDBC9D#CDBC9D

#FFAD14#FFAD14

Nearest Named Colors

Copper#B87333

Polished Copper#B87333

Oak#A8754F

Antique Gold#B08D57

Caramel#AF6E4D

#AE863D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AE863D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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