What color is #AEA377?

#AEA377 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 #AEA377?

The RGB value is 174, 163, 119: 174 red, 163 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA377?

The complementary color is #7782AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA377?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA377 color

#AEA377 rgb(174, 163, 119)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AEA377 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 63.9% green and 46.7% blue (174, 163, 119).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 25% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 32% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Windy Meadow (#B0A676), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.3:1).

#AEA377 color codes

HEX	`#AEA377`
RGB	`rgb(174, 163, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 63.9%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 25%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 32%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 32%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.92, -2.88, 24.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.92, 24.52, 96.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.883, 36.526, 22.715)`
Decimal	`11445111`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA377, 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 #AEA377	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA377 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.3:1	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 #AEA377 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea377; }
.text { color: #aea377; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea377; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 163 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea377, #9eae77); }

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Questions

What color is #AEA377?: #AEA377 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 #AEA377?: The RGB value is 174, 163, 119: 174 red, 163 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA377?: The complementary color is #7782AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA377?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.3:1 and white text 2.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.