HEX atlas value

#AEA67A

#AEA67A is a warm yellow HEX color close to Sage Gray. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 174, 166, 122, HSL 51, 24%, 58%, has luminance 0.3768, and belongs to the muted and earth tone groups.

yellow warm muted earth-tone

#AEA67A Sample readable text

HEX #AEA67A

RGB rgb(174, 166, 122)

HSL hsl(51 24% 58%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 5, 30, 32)

Luminance 0.3768

Contrast Black 8.54:1White 2.46:1

CSS

--color-aea67a: #AEA67A;
.background-aea67a { background-color: #AEA67A; }
.text-aea67a { color: #AEA67A; }

Luminance0.3768

Black text8.54:1AA Pass

White text2.46:1AA Fail

hexCanonical HEX value

rgbRed, green, blue channels

hslHue, saturation, lightness

cmykApproximate print conversion

wcagAA and AAA contrast options

harmoniesMathematical harmony sets

variantsGenerated tone variants

nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors

Structured sections

Color systems

{"hex":"#AEA67A","rgb":[174,166,122],"hsl":[51,24,58],"cmyk":[0,5,30,32],"luminance":0.3768,"contrast":{"black":8.54,"white":2.46}}

WCAG

{"AA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"AAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.54,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.46,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#D0CCB3","hex":"#D0CCB3","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.97,"contrastWhite":1.62,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C5B663","hex":"#C5B663","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.25,"contrastWhite":2.05,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sand","hex":"#C2B280","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.97,"contrastWhite":2.11,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":9.15,"contrastWhite":2.3,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":8.9,"contrastWhite":2.36,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","muted","earth tone","muted yellow","earth tone yellow","Sage Gray adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","muted interface themes","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/aea67a.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/sage-gray.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/driftwood.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/ecru.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#7A82AE","analogous":["#AE8C7A","#9CAE7A"],"triadic":["#7AAEA6","#A67AAE"],"tetradic":["#7AAE8C","#7A82AE","#AE7A9C"],"splitComplementary":["#7A9CAE","#8C7AAE"],"monochromatic":["#D0CCB3","#AEA67A","#7E774E"]}

Variants

{"light":"#D0CCB3","dark":"#7E774E","saturated":"#C5B663","desaturated":"#969592","pastel":"#D8D6D0","neon":"#FFE552"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"sage-gray","name":"Sage Gray","hex":"#B2AC88","distance":15.748015748023622},{"slug":"driftwood","name":"Driftwood","hex":"#A69A8D","distance":23.853720883753127},{"slug":"ecru","name":"Ecru","hex":"#C2B280","distance":24.08318915758459},{"slug":"sand","name":"Sand","hex":"#C2B280","distance":24.08318915758459},{"slug":"sage-green","name":"Sage Green","hex":"#9CAF88","distance":24.515301344262525}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AEA67A

#AEA67A is classified as a warm yellow value with muted and earth tone visual character. #AEA67A is visually closest to Sage Gray, a named yellow color with HEX #B2AC88.

The RGB channels are 174, 166, and 122, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 51deg with 24% saturation and 58% lightness, so this page treats it as a low-saturation, mid-lightness atlas color rather than a generic swatch.

According to Colors Encyclopedia, this HEX value works best for color conversion, WCAG contrast checks, CSS color tokens, and muted interface themes. Its luminance is 0.3768, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 15.75, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.54:1AA Pass

White text2.46:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AEA67A needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.54:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.46:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#D0CCB3#000000 text · best 12.97:1#D0CCB3

#C5B663#000000 text · best 10.25:1#C5B663

Sand#000000 text · best 9.97:1#C2B280

Sage Gray#000000 text · best 9.15:1#B2AC88

Sage Green#000000 text · best 8.9:1#9CAF88

Generated Palette

#AEA67A#AEA67A

#7A82AE#7A82AE

#AE8C7A#AE8C7A

#9CAE7A#9CAE7A

#D0CCB3#D0CCB3

#7E774E#7E774E

Color Harmonies

#7A82AE#7A82AE

#AE8C7A#AE8C7A

#9CAE7A#9CAE7A

#7AAEA6#7AAEA6

#A67AAE#A67AAE

Variants

#D0CCB3#D0CCB3

#7E774E#7E774E

#C5B663#C5B663

#969592#969592

#D8D6D0#D8D6D0

#FFE552#FFE552

Nearest Named Colors

Sage Gray#B2AC88

Driftwood#A69A8D

Ecru#C2B280

Sand#C2B280

Sage Green#9CAF88

#AEA67A

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AEA67A

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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