What color is #AEA886?

#AEA886 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA886?

The RGB value is 174, 168, 134: 174 red, 168 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA886?

The complementary color is #868CAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA886?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA886 color

#AEA886 rgb(174, 168, 134)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AEA886 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 65.9% green and 52.5% blue (174, 168, 134).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 20% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 23% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.75:1).

#AEA886 color codes

HEX	`#AEA886`
RGB	`rgb(174, 168, 134)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 65.9%, 52.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 20%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 23%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 23%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.55, -3.49, 18.38)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.55, 18.71, 100.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.761, 38.726, 28.141)`
Decimal	`11446406`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA886, 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 #AEA886	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.75:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA886 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.75:1	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 #AEA886 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea886; }
.text { color: #aea886; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea886; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 168 134 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea886, #a0ae86); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #AEA886?: #AEA886 is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Olive Tree. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA886?: The RGB value is 174, 168, 134: 174 red, 168 green and 134 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA886?: The complementary color is #868CAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA886?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.75:1 and white text 2.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.