HEX atlas value

#AE997A

#AE997A is a warm orange HEX color close to Driftwood. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 174, 153, 122, HSL 36, 24%, 58%, has luminance 0.3319, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

orange warm muted earth-tone

#AE997A Sample readable text

HEX #AE997A

RGB rgb(174, 153, 122)

HSL hsl(36 24% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 12, 30, 32)

Luminance 0.3319

Contrast Black 7.64:1White 2.75:1

CSS

--color-ae997a: #AE997A;
.background-ae997a { background-color: #AE997A; }
.text-ae997a { color: #AE997A; }

Luminance0.3319

Black text7.64:1AA Pass

White text2.75:1AA 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":"#AE997A","rgb":[174,153,122],"hsl":[36,24,58],"cmyk":[0,12,30,32],"luminance":0.3319,"contrast":{"black":7.64,"white":2.75}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.64,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.75,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D0C5B3","hex":"#D0C5B3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.32,"contrastWhite":1.7,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.15,"contrastWhite":2.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A8AE7A","hex":"#A8AE7A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9,"contrastWhite":2.33,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C59E63","hex":"#C59E63","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.44,"contrastWhite":2.49,"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"]}]

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/ae997a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/driftwood.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/camel.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7A8FAE","analogous":["#AE7F7A","#A8AE7A"],"triadic":["#7AAE99","#997AAE"],"tetradic":["#7AAE7F","#7A8FAE","#AE7AA8"],"splitComplementary":["#7AA8AE","#7F7AAE"],"monochromatic":["#D0C5B3","#AE997A","#7E6B4E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D0C5B3","dark":"#7E6B4E","saturated":"#C59E63","desaturated":"#969492","pastel":"#D8D4D0","neon":"#FFBA52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"driftwood","name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","distance":20.639767440550294},{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":23.93741840717165},{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":24.228082879171435},{"slug":"cement","name":"Cement","hex":"#A5A391","distance":26.645825188948457},{"slug":"rosy-brown","name":"Rosy Brown","hex":"#BC8F8F","distance":27.147743920996454}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AE997A

#AE997A is classified as a warm orange value with muted and earth tone visual character. #AE997A is visually closest to Driftwood, a named orange color with HEX #A69A8D.

The RGB channels are 174, 153, and 122, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 36deg 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 0.3319, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.64, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.64:1AA Pass

White text2.75:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AE997A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.64:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.75:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D0C5B3#000000 text · best 12.32:1#D0C5B3

Sage Gray#000000 text · best 9.15:1#B2AC88

#A8AE7A#000000 text · best 9:1#A8AE7A

#C59E63#000000 text · best 8.44:1#C59E63

Cement#000000 text · best 8.25:1#A5A391

Generated Palette

#AE997A#AE997A

#7A8FAE#7A8FAE

#AE7F7A#AE7F7A

#A8AE7A#A8AE7A

#D0C5B3#D0C5B3

#7E6B4E#7E6B4E

Color Harmonies

#7A8FAE#7A8FAE

#AE7F7A#AE7F7A

#A8AE7A#A8AE7A

#7AAE99#7AAE99

#997AAE#997AAE

Variants

#D0C5B3#D0C5B3

#7E6B4E#7E6B4E

#C59E63#C59E63

#969492#969492

#D8D4D0#D8D4D0

#FFBA52#FFBA52

Nearest Named Colors

Driftwood#A69A8D

Sage Gray#B2AC88

Camel#C19A6B

Cement#A5A391

Rosy Brown#BC8F8F

#AE997A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AE997A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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