What color is #AEAD96?

#AEAD96 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEAD96?

The RGB value is 174, 173, 150: 174 red, 173 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEAD96?

The complementary color is #9697AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEAD96?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEAD96 color

#AEAD96 rgb(174, 173, 150)

Shades of gray

The hex color #AEAD96 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 67.8% green and 58.8% blue (174, 173, 150).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 13% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 14% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.22:1).

#AEAD96 color codes

HEX	`#AEAD96`
RGB	`rgb(174, 173, 150)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 67.8%, 58.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 13%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 14%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 14%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(70.24, -3.68, 11.97)`
CIE LCH	`lch(70.24, 12.52, 107.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.904, 41.088, 34.782)`
Decimal	`11447702`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEAD96, 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 #AEAD96	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEAD96 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.28:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.22:1	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 #AEAD96 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aead96; }
.text { color: #aead96; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aead96; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 173 150 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aead96, #a3ae96); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Greige.

Questions

What color is #AEAD96?: #AEAD96 is a light, grayish yellow, closest to the named color Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEAD96?: The RGB value is 174, 173, 150: 174 red, 173 green and 150 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEAD96?: The complementary color is #9697AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEAD96?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.22:1 and white text 2.28:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.