What color is #AE9D49?

#AE9D49 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Formosan Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE9D49?

The RGB value is 174, 157, 73: 174 red, 157 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE9D49?

The complementary color is #495AAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE9D49?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE9D49 color

#AE9D49 rgb(174, 157, 73)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AE9D49 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 61.6% green and 28.6% blue (174, 157, 73).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 41% saturation and 48% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 58% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Formosan Green (#A69A51), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.72:1).

#AE9D49 color codes

HEX	`#AE9D49`
RGB	`rgb(174, 157, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 61.6%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 41%, 48%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 58%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 58%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.64, -4.46, 45.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.64, 45.63, 95.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.716, 33.595, 11.169)`
Decimal	`11443529`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE9D49, 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 #AE9D49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.72:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE9D49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.72:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.72:1	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 #AE9D49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae9d49; }
.text { color: #ae9d49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae9d49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 157 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae9d49, #8dae49); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AE9D49?: #AE9D49 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Formosan Green. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE9D49?: The RGB value is 174, 157, 73: 174 red, 157 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE9D49?: The complementary color is #495AAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE9D49?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.72:1 and white text 2.72:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.