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#AE703D Color

#AE703D is rgb(174, 112, 61) in RGB, hsl(27, 48%, 46%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 36%, 65%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Bronze (#A97142), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.06. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE703D
HEX#AE703D
RGBrgb(174, 112, 61)
HSLhsl(27, 48%, 46%)
HSVhsv(27, 65%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 36%, 65%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(60.1% 0.103 58.4)
LABlab(53.29% 21.69 38.41)
LCHlch(53.29% 44.11 60.55)

What #AE703D 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 #AE703D, 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 orange in the library.

#AE703D Channel Values

How #AE703D 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 112 · B 618-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 27° · S 48% · L 46%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 27° · S 65% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 36% · Y 65% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.05:1 vs white · 5.18:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE703D 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 text4.05:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.18:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE703D in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE703D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE703D; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AE703D

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 #AE703D.

How #AE703D 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#AE703D
Protanopia#7D7D3C
Protanomaly#93783D
Deuteranopia#898938
Deuteranomaly#997F3A
Tritanopia#B16B6B
Tritanomaly#B06D5C
Achromatopsia#7E7E7E

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE703D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae703d: #AE703D;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE703D;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae703d': '#AE703D' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.439, blue: 0.239)
Android XML<color name="color_ae703d">#AE703D</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE703D"

More Orange Colors

#AE703D sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AE703D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE703D?

#AE703D is a mid-tone orange — rgb(174, 112, 61) in RGB and hsl(27, 48%, 46%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Bronze (#A97142), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.06.

What is the RGB value of #AE703D?

#AE703D is rgb(174, 112, 61) — red 174, green 112, and blue 61 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE703D?

#AE703D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 36%, 65%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE703D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AE703D scores 4.05:1 against white and 5.18:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE703D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE703D 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 sienna (#A0522D) at a CIE76 distance of 13.06, which is visibly different.

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