What color is #AEAD8F?

#AEAD8F 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 #AEAD8F?

The RGB value is 174, 173, 143: 174 red, 173 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEAD8F?

The complementary color is #8F90AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEAD8F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEAD8F color

#AEAD8F rgb(174, 173, 143)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AEAD8F is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 67.8% green and 56.1% blue (174, 173, 143).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 16% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 18% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.17:1).

#AEAD8F color codes

HEX	`#AEAD8F`
RGB	`rgb(174, 173, 143)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 67.8%, 56.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 16%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 18%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 18%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.08, -4.8, 15.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.08, 16.31, 107.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.357, 40.869, 31.902)`
Decimal	`11447695`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEAD8F, 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 #AEAD8F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEAD8F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.29:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.17:1	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 #AEAD8F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aead8f; }
.text { color: #aead8f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aead8f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 173 143 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aead8f, #a0ae8f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #AEAD8F?: #AEAD8F 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 #AEAD8F?: The RGB value is 174, 173, 143: 174 red, 173 green and 143 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEAD8F?: The complementary color is #8F90AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEAD8F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.17:1 and white text 2.29:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.