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#AEB077 closest to Estragon

#AEB077 is a light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Estragon. In the RGB color model it is made of 68.2% red, 69.0% green and 46.7% blue (rgb(174, 176, 119)). Its HSL value is 62° hue, 27% saturation and 58% lightness, and in CMYK it is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 32% yellow and 31% black. #AEB077 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 9.28:1.

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Variations of #AEB077

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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#AEB077 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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#AEB077 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #AEB077 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #B9AD79
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B9AB73
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #B6AD75
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #B9AD79
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #B6AE78
  • Tritanopia 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #B6A9A1
  • Tritanomaly 94% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #B0AD8C
  • Achromatopsia 85% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #ACACAC
  • Achromatomaly 88% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #ADADA1

#AEB077 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
2.26:1 Very poor#AEB077 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
9.28:1 Very good#AEB077 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#AEB077 in CSS

/* Estragon */
.color { color: #AEB077; }
.background { background-color: #AEB077; }
.border { border: 1px solid #AEB077; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(174 176 119);
color: hsl(62 27% 58%);
color: oklch(0.742 0.077 109.8);

#AEB077 FAQ

What color is #AEB077?

#AEB077 is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Estragon. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #AEB077?

#AEB077 is rgb(174, 176, 119) in RGB, hsl(62, 27%, 58%) in HSL and cmyk(1%, 0%, 32%, 31%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #AEB077?

The complementary color of #AEB077 is #7977B0, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #AEB077?

Black text has the best contrast on #AEB077: 9.28:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #AEB077 a warm or cool color?

#AEB077 is a warm color.