HEX atlas value

#AE8E3D

#AE8E3D is a warm orange HEX color close to Brass. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 174, 142, 61, HSL 43, 48%, 46%, has luminance 0.2868, and belongs to the earth tone group.

orange warm earth-tone

#AE8E3D Sample readable text

HEX #AE8E3D

RGB rgb(174, 142, 61)

HSL hsl(43 48% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 18, 65, 32)

Luminance 0.2868

Contrast Black 6.74:1White 3.12:1

CSS

--color-ae8e3d: #AE8E3D;
.background-ae8e3d { background-color: #AE8E3D; }
.text-ae8e3d { color: #AE8E3D; }

Luminance0.2868

Black text6.74:1AA Pass

White text3.12:1AA 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":"#AE8E3D","rgb":[174,142,61],"hsl":[43,48,46],"cmyk":[0,18,65,32],"luminance":0.2868,"contrast":{"black":6.74,"white":3.12}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.74,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.12,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CFB677","hex":"#CFB677","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.61,"contrastWhite":1.98,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.5,"contrastWhite":2.47,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#95AE3D","hex":"#95AE3D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.4,"contrastWhite":2.5,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#C79923","hex":"#C79923","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.01,"contrastWhite":2.62,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"#6A5625","hex":"#6A5625","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#FFFFFF","contrastBlack":2.97,"contrastWhite":7.07,"wcagAA":["#FFFFFF","#F5F5F5"],"wcagAAA":["#FFFFFF"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","earth tone","earth tone orange","Brass adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ae8e3d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brass.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brushed-brass.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/antique-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3D5DAE","analogous":["#AE553D","#95AE3D"],"triadic":["#3DAE8E","#8E3DAE"],"tetradic":["#3DAE55","#3D5DAE","#AE3D95"],"splitComplementary":["#3D95AE","#553DAE"],"monochromatic":["#CFB677","#AE8E3D","#6A5625"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CFB677","dark":"#6A5625","saturated":"#C79923","desaturated":"#948357","pastel":"#CDC09D","neon":"#FFBD14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":25.495097567963924},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":25.495097567963924},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":26.095976701399778},{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":30.479501308256342},{"slug":"polished-copper","name":"Polished Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":30.479501308256342}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AE8E3D

#AE8E3D is classified as a warm orange value with earth tone visual character. #AE8E3D is visually closest to Brass, a named yellow color with HEX #B5A642.

The RGB channels are 174, 142, and 61, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 43deg 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 0.2868, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 25.50, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.74:1AA Pass

White text3.12:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AE8E3D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.74:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.12:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CFB677#000000 text · best 10.61:1#CFB677

Brushed Brass#000000 text · best 8.5:1#B5A642

#95AE3D#000000 text · best 8.4:1#95AE3D

#C79923#000000 text · best 8.01:1#C79923

#6A5625#FFFFFF text · best 7.07:1#6A5625

Generated Palette

#AE8E3D#AE8E3D

#3D5DAE#3D5DAE

#AE553D#AE553D

#95AE3D#95AE3D

#CFB677#CFB677

#6A5625#6A5625

Color Harmonies

#3D5DAE#3D5DAE

#AE553D#AE553D

#95AE3D#95AE3D

#3DAE8E#3DAE8E

#8E3DAE#8E3DAE

Variants

#CFB677#CFB677

#6A5625#6A5625

#C79923#C79923

#948357#948357

#CDC09D#CDC09D

#FFBD14#FFBD14

Nearest Named Colors

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Antique Gold#B08D57

Copper#B87333

Polished Copper#B87333

#AE8E3D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AE8E3D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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