What color is #AEAB84?

#AEAB84 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 #AEAB84?

The RGB value is 174, 171, 132: 174 red, 171 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEAB84?

The complementary color is #8487AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEAB84?

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.

#AEAB84 color

#AEAB84 rgb(174, 171, 132)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AEAB84 is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 67.1% green and 51.8% blue (174, 171, 132).

Its hue angle is 56°, with 21% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 24% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Olive Tree (#ABA77C), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#AEAB84 color codes

HEX	`#AEAB84`
RGB	`rgb(174, 171, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 67.1%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(56, 21%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(56, 24%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 24%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.32, -5.38, 20.53)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.32, 21.22, 104.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.183, 39.791, 27.6)`
Decimal	`11447172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEAB84, 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 #AEAB84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	8.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEAB84 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 #AEAB84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeab84; }
.text { color: #aeab84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeab84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 171 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeab84, #9cae84); }

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Questions

What color is #AEAB84?: #AEAB84 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 #AEAB84?: The RGB value is 174, 171, 132: 174 red, 171 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEAB84?: The complementary color is #8487AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEAB84?: 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.