HEX atlas value

#AE8E7A

#AE8E7A is a warm orange HEX color close to Driftwood. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 174, 142, 122, HSL 23, 24%, 58%, has luminance 0.2975, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

orange warm muted earth-tone

#AE8E7A Sample readable text

HEX #AE8E7A

RGB rgb(174, 142, 122)

HSL hsl(23 24% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 18, 30, 32)

Luminance 0.2975

Contrast Black 6.95:1White 3.02:1

CSS

--color-ae8e7a: #AE8E7A;
.background-ae8e7a { background-color: #AE8E7A; }
.text-ae8e7a { color: #AE8E7A; }

Luminance0.2975

Black text6.95:1AA Pass

White text3.02:1AA 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":"#AE8E7A","rgb":[174,142,122],"hsl":[23,24,58],"cmyk":[0,18,30,32],"luminance":0.2975,"contrast":{"black":6.95,"white":3.02}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":6.95,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":false},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":3.02,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D0BEB3","hex":"#D0BEB3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.7,"contrastWhite":1.8,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#AEA87A","hex":"#AEA87A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.68,"contrastWhite":2.42,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Cement","hex":"#A5A391","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"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","muted","earth tone","muted orange","earth tone orange","Driftwood 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/ae8e7a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/driftwood.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/dusty-rose.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/rosy-brown.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7A9AAE","analogous":["#AE7A80","#AEA87A"],"triadic":["#7AAE8E","#8E7AAE"],"tetradic":["#80AE7A","#7A9AAE","#A87AAE"],"splitComplementary":["#7AAEA8","#7A80AE"],"monochromatic":["#D0BEB3","#AE8E7A","#7E604E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D0BEB3","dark":"#7E604E","saturated":"#C58863","desaturated":"#969392","pastel":"#D8D3D0","neon":"#FF9452"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"driftwood","name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","distance":23.853720883753127},{"slug":"dusty-rose","name":"Dusty Rose","hex":"#C08081","distance":23.853720883753127},{"slug":"rosy-brown","name":"Rosy Brown","hex":"#BC8F8F","distance":25.25866188063018},{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":27.018512172212592},{"slug":"cement","name":"Cement","hex":"#A5A391","distance":32.41913015489465}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AE8E7A

#AE8E7A is classified as a warm orange value with muted and earth tone visual character. #AE8E7A is visually closest to Driftwood, a named orange color with HEX #A69A8D.

The RGB channels are 174, 142, and 122, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 23deg 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 0.2975, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 23.85, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text6.95:1AA Pass

White text3.02:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: none in seed set.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AE8E7A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000006.95:1 · AA

White text#FFFFFF3.02:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D0BEB3#000000 text · best 11.7:1#D0BEB3

#AEA87A#000000 text · best 8.68:1#AEA87A

Cement#000000 text · best 8.25:1#A5A391

Camel#000000 text · best 8.1:1#C19A6B

Driftwood#000000 text · best 7.63:1#A69A8D

Generated Palette

#AE8E7A#AE8E7A

#7A9AAE#7A9AAE

#AE7A80#AE7A80

#AEA87A#AEA87A

#D0BEB3#D0BEB3

#7E604E#7E604E

Color Harmonies

#7A9AAE#7A9AAE

#AE7A80#AE7A80

#AEA87A#AEA87A

#7AAE8E#7AAE8E

#8E7AAE#8E7AAE

Variants

#D0BEB3#D0BEB3

#7E604E#7E604E

#C58863#C58863

#969392#969392

#D8D3D0#D8D3D0

#FF9452#FF9452

Nearest Named Colors

Driftwood#A69A8D

Dusty Rose#C08081

Rosy Brown#BC8F8F

Camel#C19A6B

Cement#A5A391

#AE8E7A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AE8E7A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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