Information about #AEA80F color

#AEA80F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AEA80F falls into the Yellow Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Neutral brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(174, 168, 15) — 68.2% red, 65.9% green, 5.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 62 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #AEA80F reads as a energetic, saturated golden yellow and sits comfortably between light and dark. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Vomit (#A2A415). Nearby in the Register you will also find Puke (#A5A502) and Strong Olive (#A8A800).

The recipe behind #AEA80F is rgb(174, 168, 15), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 8.4:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 2.5:1. No one has named #AEA80F so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AEA80F color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#AEA80F color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #AEA80F

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Vomit color link
Vomit

#A2A415

Puke color link
Puke

#A5A502

Strong Olive color link
Strong Olive

#A8A800

Snot color link
Snot

#ACBB0D

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Muddy Yellow color link
Muddy Yellow

#BFAC05

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Earls Green color link
Earls Green

#B8A722

Ocher color link
Ocher

#BF9B0C

Citrus color link
Citrus

#9FB70A

Citron color link
Citron

#9FA91F

Puke Green color link
Puke Green

#9AAE07

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AEA80F
  • RGB174, 168, 15
  • CMYK0, 2, 62, 32
  • CSSrgb(174, 168, 15)
  • HSL58°, 84%, 37%
  • HSL Precise57.736°, 84.127%, 37.059%
  • HSV58°, 91%, 68%
  • HSB58°, 91%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.659
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.059
  • GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.659, 0.059)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.659, 0.059, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.659, 0.059)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB5.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyNeutral
  • HEX IDAEA80F
  • DECIMAL ID11446287
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01