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#AE8737 Color

#AE8737 is rgb(174, 135, 55) in RGB, hsl(40, 52%, 45%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 22%, 68%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Metallic Sunburst (#9C7C38), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 8.24. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AE8737
HEX#AE8737
RGBrgb(174, 135, 55)
HSLhsl(40, 52%, 45%)
HSVhsv(40, 68%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 22%, 68%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(64.6% 0.108 82.5)
LABlab(58.99% 9.18 47.38)
LCHlch(58.99% 48.26 79.04)

What #AE8737 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 #AE8737, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Metallic Sunburst#9C7C38ΔE 8.24Aztec Gold#C39953ΔE 8.7Bister Brown(bistre Brown)#967117ΔE 9.35Golden Brown#996515ΔE 13.98Peru#CD853FΔE 15.16Satin Sheen Gold#CBA135ΔE 15.24

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

#AE8737 Channel Values

How #AE8737 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 135 · B 558-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 40° · S 52% · L 45%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 40° · S 68% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 22% · Y 68% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance3.32:1 vs white · 6.32:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AE8737 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 text3.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text6.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #AE8737 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #AE8737

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AE8737; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#AE8737
Complementary
#375FAE
Analogous
#AE4B37
Analogous
#9BAE37
Triadic
#37AE87
Triadic
#8737AE
Split comp.
#379BAE
Split comp.
#4B37AE

Tints & Shades of #AE8737

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

#C59C49
#CEAB64
#D8BC83
#E0CA9E
#EADBBD
#F3EAD8

Shades

#977530
#806328
#695121
#55421B
#3E3014
#271E0C

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AE8737.

How #AE8737 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#AE8737
Protanopia#8F8F36
Protanomaly#9C8C37
Deuteranopia#959533
Deuteranomaly#A09035
Tritanopia#B38080
Tritanomaly#B1836A
Achromatopsia#8D8D8D

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #AE8737 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ae8737: #AE8737;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AE8737;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ae8737': '#AE8737' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.529, blue: 0.216)
Android XML<color name="color_ae8737">#AE8737</color>
SVG fillfill="#AE8737"

More Yellow Colors

#AE8737 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

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#AE8737 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AE8737?

#AE8737 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(174, 135, 55) in RGB and hsl(40, 52%, 45%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Metallic Sunburst (#9C7C38), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 8.24.

What is the RGB value of #AE8737?

#AE8737 is rgb(174, 135, 55) — red 174, green 135, and blue 55 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AE8737?

#AE8737 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 22%, 68%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AE8737 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AE8737 scores 3.32:1 against white and 6.32:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AE8737 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AE8737 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 15.16, which is visibly different.

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