What color is #AEA964?

#AEA964 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Palm. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA964?

The RGB value is 174, 169, 100: 174 red, 169 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA964?

The complementary color is #6469AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA964?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA964 color

#AEA964 rgb(174, 169, 100)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AEA964 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 66.3% green and 39.2% blue (174, 169, 100).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 31% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 43% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Palm (#AFAF5E), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.66:1).

#AEA964 color codes

HEX	`#AEA964`
RGB	`rgb(174, 169, 100)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 66.3%, 39.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 31%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 43%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 43%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.24, -8.35, 36.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.24, 37.12, 103)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(33.944, 38.296, 17.658)`
Decimal	`11446628`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA964, 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 #AEA964	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA964 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.66:1	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 #AEA964 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea964; }
.text { color: #aea964; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea964; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 169 100 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea964, #8eae64); }

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Questions

What color is #AEA964?: #AEA964 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Palm. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA964?: The RGB value is 174, 169, 100: 174 red, 169 green and 100 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA964?: The complementary color is #6469AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA964?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.66:1 and white text 2.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.