What color is #AEA68E?

#AEA68E 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 #AEA68E?

The RGB value is 174, 166, 142: 174 red, 166 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA68E?

The complementary color is #8E96AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA68E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA68E color

#AEA68E rgb(174, 166, 142)

Shades of brown

The hex color #AEA68E is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 65.1% green and 55.7% blue (174, 166, 142).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 16% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 18% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Sage the Day (#ACA28F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.64:1).

#AEA68E color codes

HEX	`#AEA68E`
RGB	`rgb(174, 166, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 65.1%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 16%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 18%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 18%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.19, -1.19, 13.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.19, 13.53, 95.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.974, 38.225, 31.069)`
Decimal	`11445902`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA68E, 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 #AEA68E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.64:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA68E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.64:1	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 #AEA68E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea68e; }
.text { color: #aea68e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea68e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 166 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea68e, #a6ae8e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AEA68E?: #AEA68E 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 #AEA68E?: The RGB value is 174, 166, 142: 174 red, 166 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA68E?: The complementary color is #8E96AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA68E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.64:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.