#ae8356 Color Information

#ae8356 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #ae8356. In RGB, it consists of 68.2% Red, 51.4% Green, and 33.7% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 24.7% Magenta, 50.6% Yellow, and 31.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 30.7°, with saturation of 35.2% and lightness of 51%. The decimal value for #ae8356 is 11436886, and its nearest "web safe" color is #999966. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #ae8356 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#ae8356 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color174, 131, 86 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color68.2%, 51.4%, 33.7% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.318, 0.486, 0.663 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.247, 0.506, 0.318 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color30.7°, 35.2%, 51.0% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color30.7°, 50.6%, 68.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color27.252, 25.903, 12.368 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color170, 174, 86 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11436886 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color57.945, 10.973, 30.633 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)57.945, 32.539, 70.292 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color57.945, 32.274, 34.958 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color50.895, 6.510, 21.219 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.416, 0.395, 25.903 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289626966 / 0xffae8356 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#999966 Copy
Last Updated: March 28, 2024

Shades of #ae8356

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #ae8356, its pure hue is 30.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 35.2%, and its lightness is 51.0%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #ae8356, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #16100b to #98734b.

Tints of #ae8356

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #ae8356, its pure hue is 30.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 35.2%, and its lightness is 51.0%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #ae8356, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b8936b to #f5f0ea.

Tones of #ae8356

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #ae8356, its pure hue is 30.7° on the color wheel and its saturation is 35.2%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #ae8356, which range from #828282 (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ff8505 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #ae8356

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #ae8356! For #ae8356, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #ae8356. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #ae8356

This color, #ae8356, consists of 68.2% Red, 51.4% Green, and 33.7% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 174, Green = 131, Blue = 86. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #ae8356 is 0% Cyan, 24.7% Magenta, 50.6% Yellow, and 31.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R68.2%
C0.0%
G51.4%
M24.7%
B33.7%
Y50.6%
K31.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 174 131 86
Octal 256 203 126
Hexa #ae #83 #56
Binary 10101110 10000011 01010110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 24 50 31
Octal 0 30 62 37
Hexa #00 #18 #32 #1f
Binary 00000000 00011000 00110010 00011111

Analogous Colors of #ae8356

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #ae8356 — which has hue 30.7° — its analogous colors are located at 0.7° and 60.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ae8356.

Triadic Colors of #ae8356

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #ae8356 — which has hue 30.7° — its triadic colors are located at 30.7° and 270.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ae8356.

Complementary Color of #ae8356

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #ae8356 — which has hue 30.7° — its complementary color is located at 210.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ae8356.

Split Complementary Colors of #ae8356

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #ae8356 — which has hue 30.7° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 30.7° and 240.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ae8356.

Tetradic Colors of #ae8356

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #ae8356 — which has hue 30.7° — its tetradic colors are located at 300.7°, 30.7°, 120.7°, and 210.7° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #ae8356.

Monochromatic Colors of #ae8356

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #ae8356, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #4f4438 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e2c1a0 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #ae8356

We want to make getting started with #ae8356 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #ae8356 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #ae8356 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #ae8356 with other HTML elements.

#ae8356 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #ae8356.
<span style="color: #ae8356;">The color of this text is #ae8356.</span>

#ae8356 Background Color

The background color for this text is #ae8356.
<div style="background-color: #ae8356; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #ae8356.</div>

#ae8356 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #ae8356.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #ae8356;">This color for the shadow of this text is #ae8356.</span>

#ae8356 Border Color

This is a div with border color #ae8356.
<div style="border: #ae8356 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #ae8356.</div>

#ae8356 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #ae8356 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ae8356; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ae8356 on a white background.</div></div>

#ae8356 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #ae8356 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #ae8356; color:#ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #ae8356 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #ae8356 to White

This is a gradient from #ae8356 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ae8356,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ae8356,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ae8356,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ae8356,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ae8356 to white.</div>

Gradient from #ae8356 to Black

This is a gradient from #ae8356 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#ae8356,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#ae8356,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#ae8356,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#ae8356,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #ae8356 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #ae8356

In addition to using #ae8356 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #ae8356 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #ae8356, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 174, Green = 131, Blue = 86). If you need details about the color coordinates of #ae8356 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #ae8356
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(174, 131, 86)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #ae8356; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #ae8356; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #ae8356; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(174, 131, 86);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#ae8356")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:174, green:131, blue:86, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:174 green:131 blue:86 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(174f, 131f, 86f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(174, 131, 86);
 

#ae8356 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #ae8356 the same way. For those with color blindness, #ae8356 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #ae8356 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #ae8356 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #ae8356 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #ae8356 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #ae8356 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 3.4:1 against white. While there are some situations where this contrast is high enough to be considered accessible under the AA or AAA level standards, it is not high enough to be considered accessible in all cases. Details about the specific circumstances where #ae8356 would and would not be an accessible foreground color are summarized below.

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
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WCAG AAA
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