What color is #AA9E6E?

#AA9E6E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AA9E6E?

The RGB value is 170, 158, 110: 170 red, 158 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AA9E6E?

The complementary color is #6E7AAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AA9E6E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AA9E6E color

#AA9E6E rgb(170, 158, 110)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AA9E6E is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 66.7% red, 62% green and 43.1% blue (170, 158, 110).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 26% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 35% yellow and 33% black.

The closest named color is Windy Meadow (#B0A676), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.83:1).

#AA9E6E color codes

HEX	`#AA9E6E`
RGB	`rgb(170, 158, 110)`
RGB percent	`rgb(66.7%, 62%, 43.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 26%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 35%, 67%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 35%, 33%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.06, -2.96, 26.7)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.06, 26.87, 96.32)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.619, 34.126, 19.67)`
Decimal	`11181678`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AA9E6E, 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 #AA9E6E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AA9E6E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.83:1	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 #AA9E6E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aa9e6e; }
.text { color: #aa9e6e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aa9e6e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(170 158 110 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aa9e6e, #98aa6e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #AA9E6E?: #AA9E6E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AA9E6E?: The RGB value is 170, 158, 110: 170 red, 158 green and 110 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AA9E6E?: The complementary color is #6E7AAA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AA9E6E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.83:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.