What color is #AE9D4F?

#AE9D4F 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 #AE9D4F?

The RGB value is 174, 157, 79: 174 red, 157 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE9D4F?

The complementary color is #4F60AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE9D4F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE9D4F color

#AE9D4F rgb(174, 157, 79)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AE9D4F is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 61.6% green and 31% blue (174, 157, 79).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 38% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 55% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Formosan Green (#A69A51), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.74:1).

#AE9D4F color codes

HEX	`#AE9D4F`
RGB	`rgb(174, 157, 79)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 61.6%, 31%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 38%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 55%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 55%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.71, -3.98, 42.55)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.71, 42.74, 95.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.925, 33.678, 12.267)`
Decimal	`11443535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE9D4F, 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 #AE9D4F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE9D4F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.74:1	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 #AE9D4F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae9d4f; }
.text { color: #ae9d4f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae9d4f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 157 79 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae9d4f, #8fae4f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AE9D4F?: #AE9D4F 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 #AE9D4F?: The RGB value is 174, 157, 79: 174 red, 157 green and 79 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE9D4F?: The complementary color is #4F60AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE9D4F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.74:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.