What color is #AEA98F?

#AEA98F is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEA98F?

The RGB value is 174, 169, 143: 174 red, 169 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEA98F?

The complementary color is #8F94AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEA98F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEA98F color

#AEA98F rgb(174, 169, 143)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AEA98F is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 66.3% green and 56.1% blue (174, 169, 143).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 16% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 18% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 3.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.87:1).

#AEA98F color codes

HEX	`#AEA98F`
RGB	`rgb(174, 169, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 66.3%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 16%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 18%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 18%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.01, -2.66, 14.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.01, 14.33, 100.68)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.601, 39.358, 31.65)`
Decimal	`11446671`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEA98F, 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 #AEA98F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEA98F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.87:1	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 #AEA98F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aea98f; }
.text { color: #aea98f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aea98f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 169 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aea98f, #a4ae8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AEA98F?: #AEA98F is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEA98F?: The RGB value is 174, 169, 143: 174 red, 169 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEA98F?: The complementary color is #8F94AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEA98F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.87:1 and white text 2.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.