HEX atlas value

#AE887A

#AE887A is a warm orange HEX color close to Dusty Rose. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 174, 136, 122, HSL 16, 24%, 58%, has luminance 0.2801, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

#AE887A Sample readable text
HEX #AE887A
RGB rgb(174, 136, 122)
HSL hsl(16 24% 58%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 22, 30, 32)
Luminance 0.2801
Contrast Black 6.6:1White 3.18:1

CSS

--color-ae887a: #AE887A;
.background-ae887a { background-color: #AE887A; }
.text-ae887a { color: #AE887A; }

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

Structured HEX color data for conversion, WCAG checks, CSS generation, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.2801
Black text6.6:1AA Pass
White text3.18:1AA 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
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
{"hex":"#AE887A","rgb":[174,136,122],"hsl":[16,24,58],"cmyk":[0,22,30,32],"luminance":0.2801,"contrast":{"black":6.6,"white":3.18}}
WCAG
{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":[]}
Safe pairings
[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.6,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.18,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]
Accessible alternatives
[{"name":"#D0BBB3","hex":"#D0BBB3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.44,"contrastWhite":1.84,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#AEA27A","hex":"#AEA27A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.25,"contrastWhite":2.55,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.1,"contrastWhite":2.59,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.63,"contrastWhite":2.75,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#7AA0AE","hex":"#7AA0AE","family":"blue","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.47,"contrastWhite":2.81,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]
AI context
{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","muted","earth tone","muted orange","earth tone orange","Dusty Rose adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ae887a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dusty-rose.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rosy-brown.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/driftwood.json"]}
Harmonies
{"complementary":"#7AA0AE","analogous":["#AE7A86","#AEA27A"],"triadic":["#7AAE88","#887AAE"],"tetradic":["#86AE7A","#7AA0AE","#A27AAE"],"splitComplementary":["#7AAEA2","#7A86AE"],"monochromatic":["#D0BBB3","#AE887A","#7E5B4E"]}
Variants
{"light":"#D0BBB3","dark":"#7E5B4E","saturated":"#C57D63","desaturated":"#969392","pastel":"#D8D2D0","neon":"#FF8052"}
Nearest named colors
[{"slug":"dusty-rose","name":"Dusty Rose","hex":"#C08081","distance":20.904544960366874},{"slug":"rosy-brown","name":"Rosy Brown","hex":"#BC8F8F","distance":26.19160170741759},{"slug":"driftwood","name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","distance":27.367864366808018},{"slug":"rose-gold","name":"Rose Gold","hex":"#B76E79","distance":27.53179979587241},{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":30.166206257996713}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AE887A

#AE887A is classified as a warm orange value with muted and earth tone visual character. #AE887A is visually closest to Dusty Rose, a named red color with HEX #C08081.

The RGB channels are 174, 136, and 122, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 16deg with 24% saturation and 58% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-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 muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.2801, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.90, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.6:1AA Pass
White text3.18:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AE887A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.6:1 · AA
White text#FFFFFF3.18:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D0BBB3#000000 text · best 11.44:1#D0BBB3
#AEA27A#000000 text · best 8.25:1#AEA27A
Camel#000000 text · best 8.1:1#C19A6B
Driftwood#000000 text · best 7.63:1#A69A8D
#7AA0AE#000000 text · best 7.47:1#7AA0AE

Generated Palette

#AE887A#AE887A
#7AA0AE#7AA0AE
#AE7A86#AE7A86
#AEA27A#AEA27A
#D0BBB3#D0BBB3
#7E5B4E#7E5B4E

Color Harmonies

#7AA0AE#7AA0AE
#AE7A86#AE7A86
#AEA27A#AEA27A
#7AAE88#7AAE88
#887AAE#887AAE

Variants

#D0BBB3#D0BBB3
#7E5B4E#7E5B4E
#C57D63#C57D63
#969392#969392
#D8D2D0#D8D2D0
#FF8052#FF8052

Nearest Named Colors