#AE5915 Hex Color
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Warm and mellow, #ae5915 is a muted orange with brown undertones and grounded depth. It brings optimism, creativity, and adventure to food packaging, sports graphics, autumn themes, and construction safety accents. Use this hex code as a supporting tone with charcoal, cream, or navy. White text provides about 5.0:1 contrast, meeting WCAG AA for body copy.
Questions about #ae5915
What is #ae5915 in RGB, HSL and CMYK?
In RGB, #ae5915 is rgb(174, 89, 21), in HSL hsl(27, 78%, 38%) and in CMYK 0%, 49%, 88%, 32%.
What colors pair well with #ae5915?
What mood does #ae5915 convey, and where does it work well?
#ae5915 conveys grounded optimism, creativity, and adventure through a mellow orange softened by brown undertones, making it well suited to autumn themes, food packaging, sports graphics, and construction safety accents.
Is #ae5915 readable on white or black?
#ae5915 has a 4.95:1 contrast ratio on white and 4.23:1 on black. WCAG asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, so on white it works for body text and on black it works only for large text (24px, or 18.5px bold). Try other pairs in the contrast checker.