The Settled Border alongside Cycling

#ae9890 RGB(174,152,144)

About this color

The Settled Border alongside Cycling presents itself as a medium, muted orange shade, sitting at #ae9890 in the 24-bit RGB space.

#ae9890RGB(174, 152, 144)

HSL 16° · 16% saturation · 62% lightness

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Psychology

Orange is the colour of creativity and enthusiasm — stimulating without the urgency of red.

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History

Orange as a distinct colour concept arrived in European languages relatively late — named after the fruit rather than the other way around.

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Design use

At medium lightness, this orange is flexible enough to serve as interactive elements, tags, badges, and highlight states. It has enough saturation to register clearly without straining extended-reading contexts.

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Colour pairings

In terms of colour combinations, pair this orange with deep teal for bold contrast, or with warm sand and burnt umber for a palette that feels natural and grounded.

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Color formats

Name
The Settled Border alongside Cycling
HEX
#ae9890
RGB
rgb(174,152,144)
RGB%
rgb(68.2%,59.6%,56.5%)
HSL
hsl(16,16%,62%)
HSV
hsv(16,17%,68%)
CMYK
cmyk(0,13,17,32)
LAB
lab(65,7,7)
LCH
lch(65,10,45)
sRGB
(0.682,0.596,0.565)
HEX8
#ae9890ff
CSS Name
Decimal
174152144

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Color info

Lightness
62%
Saturation
16%
Hue
16°
Chroma
10
Temperature
WarmCool
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