What color is #AEA47C?

#AEA47C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA47C?

The RGB value is 174, 164, 124: 174 red, 164 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA47C?

The complementary color is #7C86AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA47C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA47C color

#AEA47C rgb(174, 164, 124)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AEA47C is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 64.3% green and 48.6% blue (174, 164, 124).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 24% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 29% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Windy Meadow (#B0A676), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.4:1).

#AEA47C color codes

HEX	`#AEA47C`
RGB	`rgb(174, 164, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 64.3%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 24%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 29%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 29%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.28, -2.75, 22.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.28, 22.28, 97.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.369, 37.006, 24.397)`
Decimal	`11445372`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA47C, 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 #AEA47C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.4:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA47C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.4:1	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 #AEA47C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea47c; }
.text { color: #aea47c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea47c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 164 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea47c, #9fae7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #AEA47C?: #AEA47C is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA47C?: The RGB value is 174, 164, 124: 174 red, 164 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA47C?: The complementary color is #7C86AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA47C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.4:1 and white text 2.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.