What color is #AEA52B?

#AEA52B is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Martian. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA52B?

The RGB value is 174, 165, 43: 174 red, 165 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA52B?

The complementary color is #2B34AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA52B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA52B color

#AEA52B rgb(174, 165, 43)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AEA52B is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 64.7% green and 16.9% blue (174, 165, 43).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 60% saturation and 43% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 75% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Martian (#AEA132), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#AEA52B color codes

HEX	`#AEA52B`
RGB	`rgb(174, 165, 43)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 64.7%, 16.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 60%, 43%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 75%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 75%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(66.58, -10.51, 60.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(66.58, 60.96, 99.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(31.348, 36.085, 7.599)`
Decimal	`11445547`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA52B, 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 #AEA52B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA52B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.56:1	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 #AEA52B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea52b; }
.text { color: #aea52b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea52b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 165 43 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea52b, #75ae2b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AEA52B?: #AEA52B is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Martian. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA52B?: The RGB value is 174, 165, 43: 174 red, 165 green and 43 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA52B?: The complementary color is #2B34AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA52B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.22:1 and white text 2.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.