Information about #AEA05A color

#AEA05A color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AEA05A falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(174, 160, 90) — 68.2% red, 62.7% green, 35.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 33 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AEA05A is a softly balanced yellow that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for versatile mid-ground roles, from cards to secondary buttons. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Bullet Shell (#AF9B60). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Gingko (#A59C55) and Fleetwood (#B99E56).

In RGB terms — rgb(174, 160, 90) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AEA05A: 8.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.6:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AEA05A is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AEA05A color variations

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

#AEA05A 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 #AEA05A

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

Bullet Shell color link
Bullet Shell

#AF9B60

Gingko color link
Gingko

#A59C55

Fleetwood color link
Fleetwood

#B99E56

Papier Mache color link
Papier Mache

#B7945D

Dark Beige color link
Dark Beige

#AC9362

Barley Corn color link
Barley Corn

#B6935C

Travis color link
Travis

#B79E67

Goldie color link
Goldie

#B39B69

Husk color link
Husk

#B2994B

Flourish color link
Flourish

#ADB15E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AEA05A
  • RGB174, 160, 90
  • CMYK0, 5, 33, 32
  • CSSrgb(174, 160, 90)
  • HSL50°, 34%, 52%
  • HSL Precise50°, 34.146%, 51.765%
  • HSV50°, 48%, 68%
  • HSB50°, 48%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.627
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.353
  • GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.627, 0.353)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.627, 0.353, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.627, 0.353)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB62.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAEA05A
  • DECIMAL ID11444314
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01