What color is #AEA68B?

#AEA68B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the brown family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA68B?

The RGB value is 174, 166, 139: 174 red, 166 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA68B?

The complementary color is #8B93AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA68B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA68B color

#AEA68B rgb(174, 166, 139)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AEA68B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 65.1% green and 54.5% blue (174, 166, 139).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 18% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 20% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Sage the Day (#ACA28F), a difference of 3.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.63:1).

#AEA68B color codes

HEX	`#AEA68B`
RGB	`rgb(174, 166, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 65.1%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 18%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 20%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 20%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.12, -1.66, 15.04)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.12, 15.13, 96.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.752, 38.136, 29.899)`
Decimal	`11445899`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA68B, 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 #AEA68B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.63:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA68B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.63:1	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 #AEA68B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea68b; }
.text { color: #aea68b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea68b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 166 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea68b, #a5ae8b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AEA68B?: #AEA68B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Sage the Day. It belongs to the brown family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA68B?: The RGB value is 174, 166, 139: 174 red, 166 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA68B?: The complementary color is #8B93AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA68B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.63:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.