What color is #AEA259?

#AEA259 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 #AEA259?

The RGB value is 174, 162, 89: 174 red, 162 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA259?

The complementary color is #5965AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA259?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA259 color

#AEA259 rgb(174, 162, 89)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AEA259 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 63.5% green and 34.9% blue (174, 162, 89).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 34% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 49% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Formosan Green (#A69A51), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.11:1).

#AEA259 color codes

HEX	`#AEA259`
RGB	`rgb(174, 162, 89)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 63.5%, 34.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 34%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 49%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 49%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.18, -5.75, 39.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.18, 39.71, 98.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.18, 35.562, 14.618)`
Decimal	`11444825`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA259, 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 #AEA259	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA259 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.11:1	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 #AEA259 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea259; }
.text { color: #aea259; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea259; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 162 89 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea259, #90ae59); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AEA259?: #AEA259 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 #AEA259?: The RGB value is 174, 162, 89: 174 red, 162 green and 89 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA259?: The complementary color is #5965AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA259?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.11:1 and white text 2.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.