What color is #AE9E5B?

#AE9E5B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AE9E5B?

The RGB value is 174, 158, 91: 174 red, 158 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AE9E5B?

The complementary color is #5B6BAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AE9E5B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AE9E5B color

#AE9E5B rgb(174, 158, 91)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AE9E5B is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 62% green and 35.7% blue (174, 158, 91).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 34% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 48% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Gremlin (#A79954), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.84:1).

#AE9E5B color codes

HEX	`#AE9E5B`
RGB	`rgb(174, 158, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 62%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 34%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 48%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 48%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.13, -3.41, 36.96)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.13, 37.12, 95.28)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.572, 34.209, 14.835)`
Decimal	`11443803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AE9E5B, 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 #AE9E5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AE9E5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.68:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.84:1	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 #AE9E5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ae9e5b; }
.text { color: #ae9e5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ae9e5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 158 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ae9e5b, #95ae5b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #AE9E5B?: #AE9E5B is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AE9E5B?: The RGB value is 174, 158, 91: 174 red, 158 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AE9E5B?: The complementary color is #5B6BAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AE9E5B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.84:1 and white text 2.68:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.