HEX atlas value

#AE9B3D

#AE9B3D is a warm yellow HEX color close to Brass. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 174, 155, 61, HSL 50, 48%, 46%, has luminance 0.3278, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#AE9B3D Sample readable text

HEX #AE9B3D

RGB rgb(174, 155, 61)

HSL hsl(50 48% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 11, 65, 32)

Luminance 0.3278

Contrast Black 7.56:1White 2.78:1

CSS

--color-ae9b3d: #AE9B3D;
.background-ae9b3d { background-color: #AE9B3D; }
.text-ae9b3d { color: #AE9B3D; }

Luminance0.3278

Black text7.56:1AA Pass

White text2.78:1AA 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":"#AE9B3D","rgb":[174,155,61],"hsl":[50,48,46],"cmyk":[0,11,65,32],"luminance":0.3278,"contrast":{"black":7.56,"white":2.78}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.56,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.78,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CFC177","hex":"#CFC177","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.55,"contrastWhite":1.82,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.33,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C7AC23","hex":"#C7AC23","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.35,"contrastWhite":2.25,"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":"#88AE3D","hex":"#88AE3D","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.17,"contrastWhite":2.57,"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/ae9b3d.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":"#3D50AE","analogous":["#AE633D","#88AE3D"],"triadic":["#3DAE9B","#9B3DAE"],"tetradic":["#3DAE63","#3D50AE","#AE3D88"],"splitComplementary":["#3D88AE","#633DAE"],"monochromatic":["#CFC177","#AE9B3D","#6A5E25"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CFC177","dark":"#6A5E25","saturated":"#C7AC23","desaturated":"#948A57","pastel":"#CDC59D","neon":"#FFD814"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":13.96424004376894},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":13.96424004376894},{"slug":"antique-gold","name":"Antique Gold","hex":"#B08D57","distance":29.597297173897484},{"slug":"peru","name":"Peru","hex":"#CD853F","distance":38.06573262134856},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":42.05948168962618}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AE9B3D

#AE9B3D is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #AE9B3D is visually closest to Brass, a named yellow color with HEX #B5A642.

The RGB channels are 174, 155, and 61, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 50deg 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 0.3278, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 13.96, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.56:1AA Pass

White text2.78:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AE9B3D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.56:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.78:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CFC177#000000 text · best 11.55:1#CFC177

Old Gold#000000 text · best 10.33:1#CFB53B

#C7AC23#000000 text · best 9.35:1#C7AC23

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

#88AE3D#000000 text · best 8.17:1#88AE3D

Generated Palette

#AE9B3D#AE9B3D

#3D50AE#3D50AE

#AE633D#AE633D

#88AE3D#88AE3D

#CFC177#CFC177

#6A5E25#6A5E25

Color Harmonies

#3D50AE#3D50AE

#AE633D#AE633D

#88AE3D#88AE3D

#3DAE9B#3DAE9B

#9B3DAE#9B3DAE

Variants

#CFC177#CFC177

#6A5E25#6A5E25

#C7AC23#C7AC23

#948A57#948A57

#CDC59D#CDC59D

#FFD814#FFD814

Nearest Named Colors

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Antique Gold#B08D57

Peru#CD853F

Old Gold#CFB53B

#AE9B3D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AE9B3D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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