HEX atlas value

#AE9E7A

#AE9E7A is a warm orange HEX color close to Sage Gray. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 174, 158, 122, HSL 42, 24%, 58%, has luminance 0.3486, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

orange warm muted earth-tone

#AE9E7A Sample readable text

HEX #AE9E7A

RGB rgb(174, 158, 122)

HSL hsl(42 24% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 9, 30, 32)

Luminance 0.3486

Contrast Black 7.97:1White 2.63:1

CSS

--color-ae9e7a: #AE9E7A;
.background-ae9e7a { background-color: #AE9E7A; }
.text-ae9e7a { color: #AE9E7A; }

Luminance0.3486

Black text7.97:1AA Pass

White text2.63:1AA 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":"#AE9E7A","rgb":[174,158,122],"hsl":[42,24,58],"cmyk":[0,9,30,32],"luminance":0.3486,"contrast":{"black":7.97,"white":2.63}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":7.97,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.63,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D0C8B3","hex":"#D0C8B3","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.59,"contrastWhite":1.67,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C5A863","hex":"#C5A863","family":"orange","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.16,"contrastWhite":2.29,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"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":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.9,"contrastWhite":2.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#A3AE7A","hex":"#A3AE7A","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.89,"contrastWhite":2.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm orange","muted","earth tone","muted orange","earth tone orange","Sage Gray 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/ae9e7a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/driftwood.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/camel.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7A8AAE","analogous":["#AE847A","#A3AE7A"],"triadic":["#7AAE9E","#9E7AAE"],"tetradic":["#7AAE84","#7A8AAE","#AE7AA3"],"splitComplementary":["#7AA3AE","#847AAE"],"monochromatic":["#D0C8B3","#AE9E7A","#7E704E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D0C8B3","dark":"#7E704E","saturated":"#C5A863","desaturated":"#969592","pastel":"#D8D5D0","neon":"#FFCB52"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":20.199009876724155},{"slug":"driftwood","name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","distance":21},{"slug":"camel","name":"Camel","hex":"#C19A6B","distance":24.535688292770594},{"slug":"cement","name":"Cement","hex":"#A5A391","distance":25.199206336708304},{"slug":"sage-green","name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","distance":28.442925306655784}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AE9E7A

#AE9E7A is classified as a warm orange value with muted and earth tone visual character. #AE9E7A is visually closest to Sage Gray, a named yellow color with HEX #B2AC88.

The RGB channels are 174, 158, and 122, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 42deg 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 0.3486, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 20.20, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text7.97:1AA Pass

White text2.63:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AE9E7A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000007.97:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.63:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D0C8B3#000000 text · best 12.59:1#D0C8B3

#C5A863#000000 text · best 9.16:1#C5A863

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

Sage Green#000000 text · best 8.9:1#9CAF88

#A3AE7A#000000 text · best 8.89:1#A3AE7A

Generated Palette

#AE9E7A#AE9E7A

#7A8AAE#7A8AAE

#AE847A#AE847A

#A3AE7A#A3AE7A

#D0C8B3#D0C8B3

#7E704E#7E704E

Color Harmonies

#7A8AAE#7A8AAE

#AE847A#AE847A

#A3AE7A#A3AE7A

#7AAE9E#7AAE9E

#9E7AAE#9E7AAE

Variants

#D0C8B3#D0C8B3

#7E704E#7E704E

#C5A863#C5A863

#969592#969592

#D8D5D0#D8D5D0

#FFCB52#FFCB52

Nearest Named Colors

Sage Gray#B2AC88

Driftwood#A69A8D

Camel#C19A6B

Cement#A5A391

Sage Green#9CAF88

#AE9E7A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AE9E7A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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