What color is #AEAA91?

#AEAA91 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 #AEAA91?

The RGB value is 174, 170, 145: 174 red, 170 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEAA91?

The complementary color is #9195AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEAA91?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEAA91 color

#AEAA91 rgb(174, 170, 145)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AEAA91 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 66.7% green and 56.9% blue (174, 170, 145).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 15% saturation and 63% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 17% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 8.96:1).

#AEAA91 color codes

HEX	`#AEAA91`
RGB	`rgb(174, 170, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 66.7%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 15%, 63%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 17%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 17%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.32, -2.88, 13.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.32, 13.73, 102.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.941, 39.793, 32.517)`
Decimal	`11446929`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEAA91, 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 #AEAA91	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEAA91 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	8.96:1	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 #AEAA91 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeaa91; }
.text { color: #aeaa91; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeaa91; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 170 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeaa91, #a4ae91); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #AEAA91?: #AEAA91 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 #AEAA91?: The RGB value is 174, 170, 145: 174 red, 170 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEAA91?: The complementary color is #9195AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEAA91?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 8.96:1 and white text 2.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.