What color is #A6AE63?

#A6AE63 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Palm. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #A6AE63?

The RGB value is 166, 174, 99: 166 red, 174 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #A6AE63?

The complementary color is #6B63AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #A6AE63?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#A6AE63 color

#A6AE63 rgb(166, 174, 99)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #A6AE63 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 65.1% red, 68.2% green and 38.8% blue (166, 174, 99).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 32% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 43% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Palm (#AFAF5E), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.86:1).

#A6AE63 color codes

HEX	`#A6AE63`
RGB	`rgb(166, 174, 99)`
RGB percent	`rgb(65.1%, 68.2%, 38.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 32%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 43%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 43%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.95, -14.35, 37.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.95, 40.1, 110.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.114, 39.28, 17.639)`
Decimal	`10923619`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #A6AE63, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #A6AE63	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#A6AE63 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #A6AE63 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #a6ae63; }
.text { color: #a6ae63; }
.border { border: 2px solid #a6ae63; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(166 174 99 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #a6ae63, #81ae63); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #A6AE63?: #A6AE63 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Palm. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #A6AE63?: The RGB value is 166, 174, 99: 166 red, 174 green and 99 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #A6AE63?: The complementary color is #6B63AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #A6AE63?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.86:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.