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#AE690A Color

#AE690A is rgb(174, 105, 10) in RGB, hsl(35, 89%, 36%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 40%, 94%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Philippine Gold (#B17304), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE690A
HEX#AE690A
RGBrgb(174, 105, 10)
HSLhsl(35, 89%, 36%)
HSVhsv(35, 94%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 40%, 94%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(58.4% 0.128 65.3)
LABlab(51.34% 24.00 56.56)
LCHlch(51.34% 61.44 67.01)

What #AE690A Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AE690A, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every brown in the library.

#AE690A Channel Values

How #AE690A breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 174 · G 105 · B 108-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 35° · S 89% · L 36%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 35° · S 94% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 40% · Y 94% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.35:1 vs white · 4.82:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE690A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text4.35:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text4.82:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE690A in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE690A

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE690A; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AE690A

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE690A.

How #AE690A Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AE690A
Protanopia#787806
Protanomaly#917307
Deuteranopia#858500
Deuteranomaly#977B00
Tritanopia#B16363
Tritanomaly#B0654E
Achromatopsia#797979

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE690A in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ae690a: #AE690A;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE690A;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae690a': '#AE690A' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.412, blue: 0.039)
Android XML<color name="color_ae690a">#AE690A</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE690A"

More Brown Colors

#AE690A sits in the brown family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AE690A Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE690A?

#AE690A is a dark brown — rgb(174, 105, 10) in RGB and hsl(35, 89%, 36%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Philippine Gold (#B17304), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.82.

What is the RGB value of #AE690A?

#AE690A is rgb(174, 105, 10) — red 174, green 105, and blue 10 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE690A?

#AE690A converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 40%, 94%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE690A be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AE690A scores 4.35:1 against white and 4.82:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE690A as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE690A is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is peru (#CD853F) at a CIE76 distance of 13.62, which is visibly different.

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