Information about #AEA86B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#AEA86B falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(174, 168, 107) — 68.2% red, 65.9% green, 42% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 26 / 32. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #AEA86B reads as a softly balanced yellow and feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Khaki (#ADA96E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Iko (#B3AB6E) and Coromandel (#B9A873).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(174, 168, 107)), which gives #AEA86B its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AEA86B: 8.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AEA86B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AEA86B color variations

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

#AEA86B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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Daydream

#DEDCC3
#EEEDE1

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White

#FFFFFF

#AEA86B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AEA86B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AEA86B color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#AEA86B 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #AEA86B

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

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Matte Khaki color link
Matte Khaki

#AA9C70

Pale Oak color link
Pale Oak

#BBA46D

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Double Canterbury Clay color link
Double Canterbury Clay

#B89F6F

Goldie color link
Goldie

#B39B69

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Dust color link
Dust

#B2996E

Flourish color link
Flourish

#ADB15E

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

#AEA86B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AEA86B
  • RGB174, 168, 107
  • CMYK0, 2, 26, 32
  • HSL55°, 29%, 55%
  • HSL Precise54.627°, 29.258%, 55.098%
  • HSV55°, 39%, 68%
  • HSB55°, 39%, 68%
  • HEX IDAEA86B
  • DECIMAL ID11446379
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB65.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42%
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