What color is #AEA879?

#AEA879 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bamboo Forest. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA879?

The RGB value is 174, 168, 121: 174 red, 168 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA879?

The complementary color is #797FAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA879?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA879 color

#AEA879 rgb(174, 168, 121)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AEA879 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 65.9% green and 47.5% blue (174, 168, 121).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 25% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 30% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Bamboo Forest (#B1A979), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.68:1).

#AEA879 color codes

HEX	`#AEA879`
RGB	`rgb(174, 168, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 65.9%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 25%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 30%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 30%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.3, -5.3, 25.12)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.3, 25.67, 101.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(34.91, 38.385, 23.656)`
Decimal	`11446393`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA879, 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 #AEA879	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA879 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.68:1	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 #AEA879 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea879; }
.text { color: #aea879; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea879; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 168 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea879, #9aae79); }

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Questions

What color is #AEA879?: #AEA879 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Bamboo Forest. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA879?: The RGB value is 174, 168, 121: 174 red, 168 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA879?: The complementary color is #797FAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA879?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.68:1 and white text 2.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.