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#AEA67E Color

#AEA67E is rgb(174, 166, 126) in RGB, hsl(50, 23%, 59%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 5%, 28%, 32%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Khaki (Web) (Khaki) (#C3B091), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 7.88. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#AEA67E
HEX#AEA67E
RGBrgb(174, 166, 126)
HSLhsl(50, 23%, 59%)
HSVhsv(50, 28%, 68%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 5%, 28%, 32%)
OKLCHoklch(72.2% 0.056 98.1)
LABlab(68.03% -1.76 21.89)
LCHlch(68.03% 21.96 94.60)

What #AEA67E Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #AEA67E, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#AEA67E Channel Values

How #AEA67E breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 174 · G 166 · B 1268-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 50° · S 23% · L 59%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 50° · S 28% · V 68%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 5% · Y 28% · K 32%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance2.45:1 vs white · 8.56:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #AEA67E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text2.45:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text8.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #AEA67E

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #AEA67E; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #AEA67E

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #AEA67E.

How #AEA67E Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#AEA67E
Protanopia#A7A77E
Protanomaly#AAA77E
Deuteranopia#A9A97E
Deuteranomaly#ABA87E
Tritanopia#B2A2A2
Tritanomaly#B0A395
Achromatopsia#A5A5A5

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Using #AEA67E in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-aea67e: #AEA67E;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #AEA67E;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-aea67e': '#AEA67E' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.682, green: 0.651, blue: 0.494)
Android XML<color name="color_aea67e">#AEA67E</color>
SVG fillfill="#AEA67E"

More Yellow Colors

#AEA67E sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#AEA67E Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #AEA67E?

#AEA67E is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(174, 166, 126) in RGB and hsl(50, 23%, 59%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Khaki (Web) (Khaki) (#C3B091), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 7.88.

What is the RGB value of #AEA67E?

#AEA67E is rgb(174, 166, 126) — red 174, green 166, and blue 126 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #AEA67E?

#AEA67E converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 5%, 28%, 32%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #AEA67E be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #AEA67E scores 2.45:1 against white and 8.56:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #AEA67E as a CSS color keyword?

No. #AEA67E is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is tan (#D2B48C) at a CIE76 distance of 11.62, which is visibly different.

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