What color is #AEA051?

#AEA051 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Formosan Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA051?

The RGB value is 174, 160, 81: 174 red, 160 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA051?

The complementary color is #515FAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA051?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA051 color

#AEA051 rgb(174, 160, 81)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AEA051 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 62.7% green and 31.8% blue (174, 160, 81).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 36% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 53% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Formosan Green (#A69A51), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.95:1).

#AEA051 color codes

HEX	`#AEA051`
RGB	`rgb(174, 160, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 62.7%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 36%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 53%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 53%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.54, -5.41, 42.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.54, 42.89, 97.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.513, 34.736, 12.828)`
Decimal	`11444305`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA051, 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 #AEA051	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.95:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA051 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.95:1	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 #AEA051 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea051; }
.text { color: #aea051; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea051; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 160 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea051, #8dae51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AEA051?: #AEA051 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Formosan Green. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA051?: The RGB value is 174, 160, 81: 174 red, 160 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA051?: The complementary color is #515FAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA051?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.95:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.