What color is #AEA57E?

#AEA57E 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 #AEA57E?

The RGB value is 174, 165, 126: 174 red, 165 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA57E?

The complementary color is #7E87AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA57E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA57E color

#AEA57E rgb(174, 165, 126)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AEA57E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 64.7% green and 49.4% blue (174, 165, 126).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 23% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 28% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Windy Meadow (#B0A676), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.48:1).

#AEA57E color codes

HEX	`#AEA57E`
RGB	`rgb(174, 165, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 64.7%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 23%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 28%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 28%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.59, -3.02, 21.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.59, 21.65, 98.01)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.677, 37.416, 25.13)`
Decimal	`11445630`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA57E, 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 #AEA57E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.48:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA57E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.48:1	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 #AEA57E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea57e; }
.text { color: #aea57e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea57e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 165 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea57e, #9fae7e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Ecru.

Questions

What color is #AEA57E?: #AEA57E 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 #AEA57E?: The RGB value is 174, 165, 126: 174 red, 165 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA57E?: The complementary color is #7E87AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA57E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.48:1 and white text 2.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.