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#AE7142 Color

#AE7142 is rgb(174, 113, 66) in RGB, hsl(26, 45%, 47%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 35%, 62%, 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 2.43. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE7142
HEX#AE7142
RGBrgb(174, 113, 66)
HSLhsl(26, 45%, 47%)
HSVhsv(26, 62%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 35%, 62%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(60.4% 0.1 57)
LABlab(53.58% 21.40 36.11)
LCHlch(53.58% 41.98 59.34)

What #AE7142 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 #AE7142, 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.

#AE7142 Channel Values

How #AE7142 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 113 · B 668-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 26° · S 45% · L 47%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 26° · S 62% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 35% · Y 62% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance4.01:1 vs white · 5.24:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE7142 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 text4.01:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text5.24:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE7142 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE7142

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE7142; 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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Complementary
Analogous
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Triadic
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Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #AE7142

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 #AE7142.

How #AE7142 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#AE7142
Protanopia#7E7E41
Protanomaly#947942
Deuteranopia#89893D
Deuteranomaly#99803F
Tritanopia#B16C6C
Tritanomaly#B06E5E
Achromatopsia#7F7F7F

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE7142 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae7142: #AE7142;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE7142;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae7142': '#AE7142' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.443, blue: 0.259)
Android XML<color name="color_ae7142">#AE7142</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE7142"

More Orange Colors

#AE7142 sits in the orange family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AE7142 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE7142?

#AE7142 is a mid-tone orange — rgb(174, 113, 66) in RGB and hsl(26, 45%, 47%) 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 2.43.

What is the RGB value of #AE7142?

#AE7142 is rgb(174, 113, 66) — red 174, green 113, and blue 66 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE7142?

#AE7142 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 35%, 62%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE7142 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AE7142 scores 4.01:1 against white and 5.24:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE7142 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE7142 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 13.31, which is visibly different.

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