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#AE8A2E Honey

#AE8A2E is a medium, moderately saturated yellow named Honey. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 54.1% green and 18.0% blue (rgb(174, 138, 46)). Its HSL value is 43° hue, 58% saturation and 43% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 74% yellow and 32% black. #AE8A2E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 6.47:1.

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Variations of #AE8A2E

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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#AE8A2E 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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#AE8A2E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AE8A2E 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 #A39332
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #9B8921
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #A18A26
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #A39332
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #A68F30
  • Tritanopia 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #BD7E77
  • Tritanomaly 90% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B48559
  • Achromatopsia 77% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #8F8F8F
  • Achromatomaly 82% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #978E7F

#AE8A2E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
3.24:1 Poor#AE8A2E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
6.47:1 Good#AE8A2E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalFail
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AE8A2E in CSS

/* Honey */
.color { color: #AE8A2E; }
.background { background-color: #AE8A2E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AE8A2E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(174 138 46);
color: hsl(43 58% 43%);
color: oklch(0.651 0.115 86.7);

#AE8A2E FAQ

What color is #AE8A2E?

#AE8A2E 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 #AE8A2E?

#AE8A2E is rgb(174, 138, 46) in RGB, hsl(43, 58%, 43%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 21%, 74%, 32%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AE8A2E?

The complementary color of #AE8A2E is #2E52AE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AE8A2E?

Black text has the best contrast on #AE8A2E: 6.47:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AE8A2E a warm or cool color?

#AE8A2E is a warm color.