What color is #AEA267?

#AEA267 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA267?

The RGB value is 174, 162, 103: 174 red, 162 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA267?

The complementary color is #6773AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA267?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA267 color

#AEA267 rgb(174, 162, 103)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AEA267 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 63.5% green and 40.4% blue (174, 162, 103).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 30% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 41% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Windy Meadow (#B0A676), a difference of 2.9 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.16:1).

#AEA267 color codes

HEX	`#AEA267`
RGB	`rgb(174, 162, 103)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 63.5%, 40.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 30%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 41%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 41%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.38, -4.3, 32.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.38, 32.53, 97.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.825, 35.82, 18.014)`
Decimal	`11444839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA267, 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 #AEA267	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA267 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.16:1	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 #AEA267 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea267; }
.text { color: #aea267; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea267; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 162 103 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea267, #97ae67); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #AEA267?: #AEA267 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA267?: The RGB value is 174, 162, 103: 174 red, 162 green and 103 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA267?: The complementary color is #6773AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA267?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.16:1 and white text 2.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.