What color is #AE9E3A?

#AE9E3A is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Martian. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE9E3A?

The RGB value is 174, 158, 58: 174 red, 158 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE9E3A?

The complementary color is #3A4AAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE9E3A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE9E3A color

#AE9E3A rgb(174, 158, 58)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AE9E3A is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 62% green and 22.7% blue (174, 158, 58).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 50% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 67% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Martian (#AEA132), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.75:1).

#AE9E3A color codes

HEX	`#AE9E3A`
RGB	`rgb(174, 158, 58)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 62%, 22.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 50%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 67%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 67%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(64.77, -6.03, 52.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(64.77, 52.76, 96.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(30.447, 33.759, 8.915)`
Decimal	`11443770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE9E3A, 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 #AE9E3A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE9E3A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.71:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.75:1	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 #AE9E3A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae9e3a; }
.text { color: #ae9e3a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae9e3a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 158 58 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae9e3a, #84ae3a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AE9E3A?: #AE9E3A is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Martian. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE9E3A?: The RGB value is 174, 158, 58: 174 red, 158 green and 58 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE9E3A?: The complementary color is #3A4AAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE9E3A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.75:1 and white text 2.71:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.