Information about #AE9224 color

#AE9224 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AE9224 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(174, 146, 36) — 68.2% red, 57.3% green, 14.1% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 11 / 54 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored golden yellow, #AE9224 carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Sahara (#B79826). Slightly further away sit Lucky (#AB9A1C) and Vintage Gold (#A28B23).

In RGB terms — rgb(174, 146, 36) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AE9224: 6.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.0:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#AE9224 color variations

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

#AE9224 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 #AE9224

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

Sahara color link
Sahara

#B79826

Lucky color link
Lucky

#AB9A1C

Vintage Gold color link
Vintage Gold

#A28B23

Wazzup color link
Wazzup

#BC9425

Nugget color link
Nugget

#BC9229

Buddha Gold color link
Buddha Gold

#BC9B1B

Reef Gold color link
Reef Gold

#A98D36

Frizzell color link
Frizzell

#AD812F

Hokey Pokey color link
Hokey Pokey

#BB8E34

Gold Foil color link
Gold Foil

#BD9B16

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AE9224
  • RGB174, 146, 36
  • CMYK0, 11, 54, 32
  • CSSrgb(174, 146, 36)
  • HSL48°, 66%, 41%
  • HSL Precise47.826°, 65.714%, 41.176%
  • HSV48°, 79%, 68%
  • HSB48°, 79%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.573
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.141
  • GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.573, 0.141)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.573, 0.141, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.573, 0.141)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB57.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB14.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAE9224
  • DECIMAL ID11440676
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01