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#AE8934 Honey

#AE8934 is a medium, moderately saturated yellow named Honey. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 53.7% green and 20.4% blue (rgb(174, 137, 52)). Its HSL value is 42° hue, 54% saturation and 44% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 70% yellow and 32% black. #AE8934 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.43:1.

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Variations of #AE8934

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#AE8934 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#AE8934 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AE8934 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #A29238
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #998929
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A08A2D
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A29238
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A58F35
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BD7D77
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B4845B
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8E8E8E
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #978D7F

#AE8934 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.27:1 Poor#AE8934 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.43:1 Good#AE8934 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AE8934 in CSS

/* Honey */
.color { color: #AE8934; }
.background { background-color: #AE8934; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AE8934; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(174 137 52);
color: hsl(42 54% 44%);
color: oklch(0.649 0.111 84.8);

#AE8934 FAQ

What color is #AE8934?

#AE8934 is a medium, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Honey. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #AE8934?

#AE8934 is rgb(174, 137, 52) in RGB, hsl(42, 54%, 44%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 21%, 70%, 32%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AE8934?

The complementary color of #AE8934 is #3459AE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AE8934?

Black text has the best contrast on #AE8934: 6.43:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AE8934 a warm or cool color?

#AE8934 is a warm color.