What color is #AEB770?

#AEB770 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Zoodles. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #AEB770?

The RGB value is 174, 183, 112: 174 red, 183 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #AEB770?

The complementary color is #7970B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #AEB770?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#AEB770 color

#AEB770 rgb(174, 183, 112)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #AEB770 is a desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 71.8% green and 43.9% blue (174, 183, 112).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 33% saturation and 58% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 28% black.

The closest named color is Zoodles (#B8BF71), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.81:1).

#AEB770 color codes

HEX	`#AEB770`
RGB	`rgb(174, 183, 112)`
RGB percent	`rgb(68.2%, 71.8%, 43.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 33%, 58%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 39%, 72%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 0%, 39%, 28%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(72.25, -14.29, 35.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(72.25, 37.85, 112.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(37.314, 44.036, 21.86)`
Decimal	`11450224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #AEB770, 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 #AEB770	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#AEB770 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.14:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.81:1	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 #AEB770 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #aeb770; }
.text { color: #aeb770; }
.border { border: 2px solid #aeb770; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(174 183 112 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #aeb770, #8bb770); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dark Khaki.

Questions

What color is #AEB770?: #AEB770 is a desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Zoodles. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #AEB770?: The RGB value is 174, 183, 112: 174 red, 183 green and 112 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #AEB770?: The complementary color is #7970B7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #AEB770?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 9.81:1 and white text 2.14:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.