What color is #AEAD8A?

#AEAD8A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEAD8A?

The RGB value is 174, 173, 138: 174 red, 173 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEAD8A?

The complementary color is #8A8BAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEAD8A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEAD8A color

#AEAD8A rgb(174, 173, 138)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AEAD8A is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 67.8% green and 54.1% blue (174, 173, 138).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 18% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 21% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Green Tea (#B5B68F), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.14:1).

#AEAD8A color codes

HEX	`#AEAD8A`
RGB	`rgb(174, 173, 138)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 67.8%, 54.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 18%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 21%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 21%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.98, -5.57, 18.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.98, 19, 107.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.986, 40.721, 29.951)`
Decimal	`11447690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEAD8A, 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 #AEAD8A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEAD8A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.14:1	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 #AEAD8A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aead8a; }
.text { color: #aead8a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aead8a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 173 138 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aead8a, #9dae8a); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #AEAD8A?: #AEAD8A is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Green Tea. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEAD8A?: The RGB value is 174, 173, 138: 174 red, 173 green and 138 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEAD8A?: The complementary color is #8A8BAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEAD8A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.14:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.