What color is #AE9B24?

#AE9B24 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Lucky. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE9B24?

The RGB value is 174, 155, 36: 174 red, 155 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE9B24?

The complementary color is #2437AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE9B24?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE9B24 color

#AE9B24 rgb(174, 155, 36)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AE9B24 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 60.8% green and 14.1% blue (174, 155, 36).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 66% saturation and 41% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 79% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Lucky (#AB9A1C), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.51:1).

#AE9B24 color codes

HEX	`#AE9B24`
RGB	`rgb(174, 155, 36)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 60.8%, 14.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 66%, 41%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 79%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 79%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(63.81, -5.5, 59.84)`
CIE LCH	`lch(63.81, 60.09, 95.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(29.497, 32.57, 6.402)`
Decimal	`11442980`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE9B24, 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 #AE9B24	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.51:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE9B24 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.79:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.51:1	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 #AE9B24 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae9b24; }
.text { color: #ae9b24; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae9b24; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 155 36 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae9b24, #7cae24); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

Questions

What color is #AE9B24?: #AE9B24 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Lucky. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE9B24?: The RGB value is 174, 155, 36: 174 red, 155 green and 36 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE9B24?: The complementary color is #2437AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE9B24?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.51:1 and white text 2.79:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.