What color is #AEA677?

#AEA677 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA677?

The RGB value is 174, 166, 119: 174 red, 166 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA677?

The complementary color is #777FAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA677?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA677 color

#AEA677 rgb(174, 166, 119)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AEA677 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 65.1% green and 46.7% blue (174, 166, 119).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 25% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 32% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Windy Meadow (#B0A676), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.52:1).

#AEA677 color codes

HEX	`#AEA677`
RGB	`rgb(174, 166, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 65.1%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 25%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 32%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 32%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(67.73, -4.5, 25.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(67.73, 25.82, 100.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.422, 37.604, 22.894)`
Decimal	`11445879`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA677, 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 #AEA677	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.52:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA677 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.52:1	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 #AEA677 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea677; }
.text { color: #aea677; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea677; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 166 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea677, #9bae77); }

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Questions

What color is #AEA677?: #AEA677 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Windy Meadow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA677?: The RGB value is 174, 166, 119: 174 red, 166 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA677?: The complementary color is #777FAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA677?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.52:1 and white text 2.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.