What color is #AEAB8D?

#AEAB8D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEAB8D?

The RGB value is 174, 171, 141: 174 red, 171 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEAB8D?

The complementary color is #8D90AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEAB8D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEAB8D color

#AEAB8D rgb(174, 171, 141)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AEAB8D is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 67.1% green and 55.3% blue (174, 171, 141).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 17% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 19% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.01:1).

#AEAB8D color codes

HEX	`#AEAB8D`
RGB	`rgb(174, 171, 141)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 67.1%, 55.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 17%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 19%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 19%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.5, -4.04, 15.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.5, 16.38, 104.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.826, 40.048, 30.984)`
Decimal	`11447181`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEAB8D, 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 #AEAB8D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEAB8D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.01:1	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 #AEAB8D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeab8d; }
.text { color: #aeab8d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeab8d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 171 141 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeab8d, #a1ae8d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #AEAB8D?: #AEAB8D is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEAB8D?: The RGB value is 174, 171, 141: 174 red, 171 green and 141 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEAB8D?: The complementary color is #8D90AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEAB8D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.01:1 and white text 2.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.