Information about #AEA97A color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #AEA97A belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Low Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(174, 169, 122) — 68.2% red, 66.3% green, 47.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 2 / 20 / 32. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AEA97A is a softly toned golden yellow that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for understated, calm designs that favor harmony over drama. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Grayish Olive (#A8A87D). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Neutral Green (#AAA583) and Khaki (#ADA96E).

In RGB terms — rgb(174, 169, 122) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #AEA97A background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 8.8:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.4:1. No one has named #AEA97A so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#AEA97A color variations

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

#AEA97A color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#AEA97A color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#AEA97A color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#AEA97A 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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#AEA97A 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 #AEA97A

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

Grayish Olive color link
Grayish Olive

#A8A87D

Neutral Green color link
Neutral Green

#AAA583

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Hillary color link
Hillary

#A7A07E

Grayish Amber color link
Grayish Amber

#A89E7D

Piha Sand color link
Piha Sand

#B7A077

Coromandel color link
Coromandel

#B9A873

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Shelter color link
Shelter

#B4A183

Stone color link
Stone

#ADA587

Doeskin color link
Doeskin

#B6A081

Locust color link
Locust

#A2A580

#AEA97A color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AEA97A
  • RGB174, 169, 122
  • CMYK0, 2, 20, 32
  • CSSrgb(174, 169, 122)
  • HSL54°, 24%, 58%
  • HSL Precise54.231°, 24.299%, 58.039%
  • HSV54°, 30%, 68%
  • HSB54°, 30%, 68%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.663
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.478
  • GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.663, 0.478)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.663, 0.478, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.663, 0.478)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAEA97A
  • DECIMAL ID11446650
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers19 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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