HEX atlas value

#AE993D

#AE993D is a warm yellow HEX color close to Brass. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 174, 153, 61, HSL 49, 48%, 46%, has luminance 0.3212, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#AE993D Sample readable text

HEX #AE993D

RGB rgb(174, 153, 61)

HSL hsl(49 48% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 12, 65, 32)

Luminance 0.3212

Contrast Black 7.42:1White 2.83:1

CSS

--color-ae993d: #AE993D;
.background-ae993d { background-color: #AE993D; }
.text-ae993d { color: #AE993D; }

Luminance0.3212

Black text7.42:1AA Pass

White text2.83:1AA 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":"#AE993D","rgb":[174,153,61],"hsl":[49,48,46],"cmyk":[0,12,65,32],"luminance":0.3212,"contrast":{"black":7.42,"white":2.83}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.42,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.83,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CFBF77","hex":"#CFBF77","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.37,"contrastWhite":1.85,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C7A923","hex":"#C7A923","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.13,"contrastWhite":2.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"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":"#8AAE3D","hex":"#8AAE3D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.2,"contrastWhite":2.56,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]},{"name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":7.02,"contrastWhite":2.99,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Brass adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/ae993d.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":"#3D52AE","analogous":["#AE613D","#8AAE3D"],"triadic":["#3DAE99","#993DAE"],"tetradic":["#3DAE61","#3D52AE","#AE3D8A"],"splitComplementary":["#3D8AAE","#613DAE"],"monochromatic":["#CFBF77","#AE993D","#6A5D25"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CFBF77","dark":"#6A5D25","saturated":"#C7A923","desaturated":"#948957","pastel":"#CDC59D","neon":"#FFD414"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":15.588457268119896},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":15.588457268119896},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":28.705400188814647},{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":36.945906403822335},{"slug":"copper","name":"Copper","hex":"#B87333","distance":40.54626986542659}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AE993D

#AE993D is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #AE993D is visually closest to Brass, a named yellow color with HEX #B5A642.

The RGB channels are 174, 153, and 61, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 49deg 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 0.3212, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.59, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.42:1AA Pass

White text2.83:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AE993D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.42:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.83:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CFBF77#000000 text · best 11.37:1#CFBF77

#C7A923#000000 text · best 9.13:1#C7A923

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

#8AAE3D#000000 text · best 8.2:1#8AAE3D

Peru#000000 text · best 7.02:1#CD853F

Generated Palette

#AE993D#AE993D

#3D52AE#3D52AE

#AE613D#AE613D

#8AAE3D#8AAE3D

#CFBF77#CFBF77

#6A5D25#6A5D25

Color Harmonies

#3D52AE#3D52AE

#AE613D#AE613D

#8AAE3D#8AAE3D

#3DAE99#3DAE99

#993DAE#993DAE

Variants

#CFBF77#CFBF77

#6A5D25#6A5D25

#C7A923#C7A923

#948957#948957

#CDC59D#CDC59D

#FFD414#FFD414

Nearest Named Colors

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Antique Gold#B08D57

Peru#CD853F

Copper#B87333

#AE993D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AE993D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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