Palettes / Colors / #AE490A

#AE490A — Vivid Orange

#AE490A is a orange color we call Vivid Orange, closest to the named color SaddleBrown (#8B4513). It belongs to the orange family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: saddlebrown (#8B4513) — not an exact match. CSS saddlebrown gives you #8B4513, a different color; use #AE490A when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#AE490A is a warm orange color associated with warmth, appetite and friendliness. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #0A6FAE; it also sits naturally between #AE0A1D and #AE9A0A. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 68% · Green 29% · Blue 4%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 58% · Yellow 94% · Key 32%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #AE490A

.text { color: #AE490A; }
.background { background-color: #AE490A; }
.border { border: 3px solid #AE490A; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(174, 73, 10); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(23, 89%, 36%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #AE490A; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(174, 73, 10, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #AE490A; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(174, 73, 10, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#AE490A">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#AE490A">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0A6FAE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #AE490A: #FFFFFF.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #AE490A

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #AE490A looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #AE490A rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #AE4909  ·  #AE490B →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #AE490A?

#AE490A is Vivid Orange, a orange color (RGB 174, 73, 10). Its closest standard named color is SaddleBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #AE490A?

#AE490A is RGB 174, 73, 10 — HSL 23°, 89%, 36% — CMYK 0%, 58%, 94%, 32%.

What colors go with #AE490A?

Its complement is #0A6FAE; analogous partners are #AE0A1D and #AE9A0A. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #AE490A for text?

White text on #AE490A has a contrast ratio of 5.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); black text gives 3.76:1.