Information about #AEB666 color

#AEB666 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#AEB666 falls into the Yellow Color Family — Mild Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(174, 182, 102) — 68.2% red, 71.4% green, 40% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 3 / 0 / 31 / 29. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#AEB666 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 Flourish (#ADB15E). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Olive (#ACBF69) and Vermont (#B2BE61).

In RGB terms — rgb(174, 182, 102) — the green channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #AEB666: 9.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.2:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #AEB666 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#AEB666 color variations

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

#AEB666 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 #AEB666

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

Flourish color link
Flourish

#ADB15E

Light Olive color link
Light Olive

#ACBF69

Vermont color link
Vermont

#B2BE61

Olive Green color link
Olive Green

#B5B35C

Tan Green color link
Tan Green

#A9BE70

Iko color link
Iko

#B3AB6E

Gimblet color link
Gimblet

#B9AD61

Khaki color link
Khaki

#ADA96E

Golden Green color link
Golden Green

#BDB369

Dark Khaki color link
Dark Khaki

#BDB76B

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#AEB666
  • RGB174, 182, 102
  • CMYK3, 0, 31, 29
  • CSSrgb(174, 182, 102)
  • HSL66°, 35%, 56%
  • HSL Precise66°, 35.398%, 55.686%
  • HSV66°, 44%, 71%
  • HSB66°, 44%, 71%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.682
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.714
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.400
  • GLSLvec3(0.682, 0.714, 0.400)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.682, 0.714, 0.400, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.682, 0.714, 0.400)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB68.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB71.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyMild Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDAEB666
  • DECIMAL ID11449958
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01