What color is #AEB199?

#AEB199 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 #AEB199?

The RGB value is 174, 177, 153: 174 red, 177 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEB199?

The complementary color is #9C99B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEB199?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEB199 color

#AEB199 rgb(174, 177, 153)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AEB199 is a light, grayish yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 69.4% green and 60% blue (174, 177, 153).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 13% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 14% yellow and 31% black.

The closest named color is Quiet Thicket (#AAAD94), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.55:1).

#AEB199 color codes

HEX	`#AEB199`
RGB	`rgb(174, 177, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 69.4%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 13%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 14%, 69%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 14%, 31%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(71.38, -5.33, 11.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(71.38, 13.07, 114.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(38.927, 42.743, 36.33)`
Decimal	`11448729`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB199, 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 #AEB199	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB199 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.2:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.55:1	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 #AEB199 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb199; }
.text { color: #aeb199; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb199; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 177 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb199, #a2b199); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Sage.

Questions

What color is #AEB199?: #AEB199 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 #AEB199?: The RGB value is 174, 177, 153: 174 red, 177 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB199?: The complementary color is #9C99B1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB199?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.55:1 and white text 2.2:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.