What color is #AE974A?

#AE974A is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Salted Capers. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE974A?

The RGB value is 174, 151, 74: 174 red, 151 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE974A?

The complementary color is #4A61AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE974A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE974A color

#AE974A rgb(174, 151, 74)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AE974A is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 59.2% green and 29% blue (174, 151, 74).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 40% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 57% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Salted Capers (#A69151), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.33:1).

#AE974A color codes

HEX	`#AE974A`
RGB	`rgb(174, 151, 74)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 59.2%, 29%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 40%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 57%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 57%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.03, -1.14, 43.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.03, 43.09, 91.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.759, 31.628, 11.014)`
Decimal	`11441994`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE974A, 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 #AE974A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE974A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.33:1	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 #AE974A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae974a; }
.text { color: #ae974a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae974a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 151 74 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae974a, #93ae4a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #AE974A?: #AE974A is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Salted Capers. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE974A?: The RGB value is 174, 151, 74: 174 red, 151 green and 74 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE974A?: The complementary color is #4A61AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE974A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.33:1 and white text 2.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.