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#AEAC8A closest to Quiet Thicket

#AEAC8A is a light, muted yellow; the closest named color is Quiet Thicket. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 67.5% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(174, 172, 138)). Its HSL value is 57° hue, 18% saturation and 61% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 21% yellow and 32% black. #AEAC8A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.07:1.

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Variations of #AEAC8A

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#AEAC8A color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#AEAC8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AEAC8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B3AB8B
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B2A988
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B1AA89
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B3AB8B
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B2AB8B
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B4A7A3
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B0AA96
  • Achromatopsia 91% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #AAAAAA
  • Achromatomaly 93% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ABABA3

#AEAC8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.32:1 Very poor#AEAC8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.07:1 Very good#AEAC8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AEAC8A in CSS

/* Quiet Thicket */
.color { color: #AEAC8A; }
.background { background-color: #AEAC8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AEAC8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(174 172 138);
color: hsl(57 18% 61%);
color: oklch(0.737 0.047 104.7);

#AEAC8A FAQ

What color is #AEAC8A?

#AEAC8A is a light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is Quiet Thicket. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #AEAC8A?

#AEAC8A is rgb(174, 172, 138) in RGB, hsl(57, 18%, 61%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 1%, 21%, 32%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AEAC8A?

The complementary color of #AEAC8A is #8A8CAE, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AEAC8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #AEAC8A: 9.07:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AEAC8A a warm or cool color?

#AEAC8A is a warm color.