What color is #AEAE77?

#AEAE77 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEAE77?

The RGB value is 174, 174, 119: 174 red, 174 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEAE77?

The complementary color is #7777AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEAE77?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEAE77 color

#AEAE77 rgb(174, 174, 119)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AEAE77 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 68.2% green and 46.7% blue (174, 174, 119).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 25% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Cardamom (#AAAA77), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.12:1).

#AEAE77 color codes

HEX	`#AEAE77`
RGB	`rgb(174, 174, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 68.2%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 25%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 32%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 32%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.9, -8.75, 28.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.9, 29.63, 107.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(35.922, 40.603, 23.394)`
Decimal	`11447927`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEAE77, 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 #AEAE77	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEAE77 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.12:1	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 #AEAE77 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeae77; }
.text { color: #aeae77; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeae77; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 174 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeae77, #93ae77); }

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Questions

What color is #AEAE77?: #AEAE77 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEAE77?: The RGB value is 174, 174, 119: 174 red, 174 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEAE77?: The complementary color is #7777AE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEAE77?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.12:1 and white text 2.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.