#AE9C42 Color

#AE9C42 is rgb(174, 156, 66) in RGB and hsl(50, 45%, 47%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Peru. Black text is most readable on this background.

#AE9C42

HEX#AE9C42

RGBrgb(174, 156, 66)

HSLhsl(50, 45%, 47%)

HSVhsv(50, 62%, 68%)

OKLCHoklch(69.1% 0.112 98)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 62%, 32%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #AE9C42 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text2.75:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text7.63:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #AE9C42 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#AE9C42 Complementary#4254AE Analogous#AE6642 Analogous#8AAE42 Triadic#42AE9C Triadic#9C42AE

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #AE9C42, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#BEAD55 #CABB72 #D4C88C #DDD4A6 #E7E1C0 #F2EFDE

Shades

#98883A #817431 #6B6029 #51491F #3B3516 #25210E

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