Information about #AEA90E color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #AEA90E reads as a intensely saturated yellow and sits comfortably between light and dark. Designers typically reach for tones like this for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Vomit (#A2A415). Nearby in the Register you will also find Strong Olive (#A8A800) and Puke (#A5A502).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(174, 169, 14)), which gives #AEA90E its character. If you plan to put text on a #AEA90E background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.5:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.5:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AEA90E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#AEA90E color variations
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#AEA90E color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#AEA90E color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#AEA90E color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#AEA90E color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#AEA90E 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #AEA90E color
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Nearest named colors to #AEA90E
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#A2A415
#A8A800
#A5A502
#ACBB0D
#BFAC05
#AB9A1C
#9FB70A
#9AAE07
#BD9B16
#BF9B0C
#B8A722
#9FA91F
#AEA90E color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#AEA90E
- RGB174, 169, 14
- CMYK0, 2, 63, 32
- CSSrgb(174, 169, 14)
- HSL58°, 85%, 37%
- HSL Precise58.125°, 85.106%, 36.863%
- HSV58°, 92%, 68%
- HSB58°, 92%, 68%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.055
- GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.663, 0.055)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.663, 0.055, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.663, 0.055)
- Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
- Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB5.5%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyNeutral
- HEX IDAEA90E
- DECIMAL ID11446542
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
