What color is #AEA364?

#AEA364 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA364?

The RGB value is 174, 163, 100: 174 red, 163 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA364?

The complementary color is #646FAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA364?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA364 color

#AEA364 rgb(174, 163, 100)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AEA364 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 63.9% green and 39.2% blue (174, 163, 100).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 31% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 43% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Gremlin (#A79954), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.22:1).

#AEA364 color codes

HEX	`#AEA364`
RGB	`rgb(174, 163, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 63.9%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 31%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 43%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 43%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.61, -5.16, 34.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.61, 34.5, 98.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(32.854, 36.114, 17.294)`
Decimal	`11445092`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA364, 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 #AEA364	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA364 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.22:1	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 #AEA364 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea364; }
.text { color: #aea364; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea364; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 163 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea364, #94ae64); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AEA364?: #AEA364 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Gremlin. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA364?: The RGB value is 174, 163, 100: 174 red, 163 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA364?: The complementary color is #646FAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA364?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.