What color is #AE994B?

#AE994B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE994B?

The RGB value is 174, 153, 75: 174 red, 153 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE994B?

The complementary color is #4B60AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE994B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE994B color

#AE994B rgb(174, 153, 75)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AE994B is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 60% green and 29.4% blue (174, 153, 75).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 40% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 57% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Gremlin (#A79954), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.46:1).

#AE994B color codes

HEX	`#AE994B`
RGB	`rgb(174, 153, 75)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 60%, 29.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 40%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 57%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 57%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.58, -2.15, 43.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.58, 43.27, 92.85)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.118, 32.291, 11.302)`
Decimal	`11442507`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE994B, 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 #AE994B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE994B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.82:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.46:1	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 #AE994B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae994b; }
.text { color: #ae994b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae994b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 153 75 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae994b, #92ae4b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AE994B?: #AE994B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE994B?: The RGB value is 174, 153, 75: 174 red, 153 green and 75 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE994B?: The complementary color is #4B60AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE994B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.46:1 and white text 2.82:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.