#AE8934Honey (#AE8934) is a mid-tone, soft yellow with an OKLCH hue of 85°, lightness 0.65 and chroma 0.111. It sits on the warm side of the color wheel. In practice it behaves as a mid-weight working color for secondary surfaces and editorial blocks.
| HEX | #AE8934 |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(174, 137, 52) |
| HSL | hsl(42, 54%, 44%) |
| HSV | hsv(42, 70%, 68%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 21%, 70%, 32%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(59.1 5.1 49.1) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.649 0.111 85) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Honey shifts subtly: leans toward red; in north-facing or shaded light it is virtually unchanged. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 1.1), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#b2852c — ΔE 1.1, shifts subtly: leans toward red#b38931 — ΔE 0.8, shifts subtly: leans toward red#ae8934 — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#ae8a36 — ΔE 0.3, is virtually unchangedAgainst white it measures 3.27:1 and against black 6.43:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#ffe5ae · #dcbb76 · #ae8934 · #906e1a · #674c00 · #3f2d00
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#b0bc7c · #afa357 · #ae8934 · #a47131 · #965b34 · #844837
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#9eb694 · #ae8934 · #8b6c27 · #35631e · #4c3700 · #122808
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#e7d2a7 · #bbb099 · #ae8934 · #375394 · #40300c · #201602
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#edf2fd · #b1aa9b · #ae8934 · #71747c · #362f21 · #000103
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#edf2fd · #c3c9d6 · #959caa · #1a2233 · #01030f · #ae8934
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#ecf2ff · #8faae3 · #ae8934 · #5472b5 · #182c5f · #0e0600
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#ecf2ff · #70b4db · #ae8934 · #7966ae · #00354d · #02000b
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#d9f9fc · #5fbbc5 · #ae8934 · #945c98 · #471c4a · #000304
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#dcfaf0 · #69bda7 · #ae8934 · #5472b5 · #521633 · #00000d
#BB9A54 · #C9AC71 · #D6BE8C · #E4D0A7 · #F1E2C3
#917020 · #755709 · #594100 · #3D2B00 · #241800
#A88B4E · #A18C62 · #9A8E73
Its moderate chroma lets it work in mid-size areas — upholstery, secondary UI surfaces, editorial blocks — without overwhelming neighbors. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.