What color is #AEA989?

#AEA989 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 #AEA989?

The RGB value is 174, 169, 137: 174 red, 169 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA989?

The complementary color is #898EAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA989?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA989 color

#AEA989 rgb(174, 169, 137)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AEA989 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 66.3% green and 53.7% blue (174, 169, 137).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 19% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 21% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.84:1).

#AEA989 color codes

HEX	`#AEA989`
RGB	`rgb(174, 169, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 66.3%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 19%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 21%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 21%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(68.88, -3.58, 17.2)`
CIE LCH	`lch(68.88, 17.57, 101.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.159, 39.181, 29.32)`
Decimal	`11446665`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA989, 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 #AEA989	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA989 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.84:1	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 #AEA989 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea989; }
.text { color: #aea989; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea989; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 169 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea989, #a1ae89); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #AEA989?: #AEA989 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 #AEA989?: The RGB value is 174, 169, 137: 174 red, 169 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA989?: The complementary color is #898EAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA989?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.84:1 and white text 2.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.