What color is #AEA05E?

#AEA05E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA05E?

The RGB value is 174, 160, 94: 174 red, 160 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA05E?

The complementary color is #5E6CAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA05E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA05E color

#AEA05E rgb(174, 160, 94)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AEA05E is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 62.7% green and 36.9% blue (174, 160, 94).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 33% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 46% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Gremlin (#A79954), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.99:1).

#AEA05E color codes

HEX	`#AEA05E`
RGB	`rgb(174, 160, 94)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 62.7%, 36.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 33%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 46%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 46%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.71, -4.19, 36.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.71, 36.37, 96.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.048, 34.95, 15.645)`
Decimal	`11444318`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA05E, 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 #AEA05E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA05E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.99:1	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 #AEA05E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea05e; }
.text { color: #aea05e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea05e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 160 94 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea05e, #94ae5e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #AEA05E?: #AEA05E is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA05E?: The RGB value is 174, 160, 94: 174 red, 160 green and 94 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA05E?: The complementary color is #5E6CAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA05E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.99:1 and white text 2.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.