What color is #AEAE7B?

#AEAE7B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEAE7B?

The RGB value is 174, 174, 123: 174 red, 174 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEAE7B?

The complementary color is #7B7BAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEAE7B?

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.

#AEAE7B color

#AEAE7B rgb(174, 174, 123)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AEAE7B is a grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 68.2% green and 48.2% blue (174, 174, 123).

Its hue angle is 60°, with 24% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 29% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Cardamom (#AAAA77), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#AEAE7B color codes

HEX	`#AEAE7B`
RGB	`rgb(174, 174, 123)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 68.2%, 48.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(60, 24%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(60, 29%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 0%, 29%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(69.97, -8.22, 26.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(69.97, 27.52, 107.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(36.167, 40.701, 24.686)`
Decimal	`11447931`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEAE7B, 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 #AEAE7B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.14:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEAE7B 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 #AEAE7B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeae7b; }
.text { color: #aeae7b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeae7b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 174 123 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeae7b, #95ae7b); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #AEAE7B?: #AEAE7B is a grayish yellow, closest to the named color Cardamom. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEAE7B?: The RGB value is 174, 174, 123: 174 red, 174 green and 123 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEAE7B?: The complementary color is #7B7BAE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEAE7B?: 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.