HEX atlas value

#AEAC3D

#AEAC3D is a warm yellow HEX color close to Brass. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 174, 172, 61, HSL 59, 48%, 46%, has luminance 0.3884, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#AEAC3D Sample readable text

HEX #AEAC3D

RGB rgb(174, 172, 61)

HSL hsl(59 48% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 1, 65, 32)

Luminance 0.3884

Contrast Black 8.77:1White 2.4:1

CSS

--color-aeac3d: #AEAC3D;
.background-aeac3d { background-color: #AEAC3D; }
.text-aeac3d { color: #AEAC3D; }

Luminance0.3884

Black text8.77:1AA Pass

White text2.4:1AA 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":"#AEAC3D","rgb":[174,172,61],"hsl":[59,48,46],"cmyk":[0,1,65,32],"luminance":0.3884,"contrast":{"black":8.77,"white":2.4}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.77,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.4,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CFCE77","hex":"#CFCE77","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.75,"contrastWhite":1.65,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C7C523","hex":"#C7C523","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.44,"contrastWhite":1.84,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.86,"contrastWhite":1.93,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.33,"contrastWhite":2.03,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":10.31,"contrastWhite":2.04,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]}]

AI context

{"semanticGroups":["warm yellow","earth tone","earth tone yellow","Brass adjacent"],"useCases":["color conversion","WCAG contrast checks","CSS color tokens","natural palettes","highlight and warning systems"],"contrastSafeWith":["#000000","#1A1A1A"],"relatedEndpoints":["https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex/aeac3d.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/hex.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brass.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/brushed-brass.json","https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/old-gold.json"]}

Harmonies

{"complementary":"#3D3FAE","analogous":["#AE733D","#77AE3D"],"triadic":["#3DAEAC","#AC3DAE"],"tetradic":["#3DAE73","#3D3FAE","#AE3D77"],"splitComplementary":["#3D77AE","#733DAE"],"monochromatic":["#CFCE77","#AEAC3D","#6A6925"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CFCE77","dark":"#6A6925","saturated":"#C7C523","desaturated":"#949357","pastel":"#CDCD9D","neon":"#FFFB14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":10.488088481701515},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":10.488088481701515},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":34.26368339802363},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":35.17101079013795},{"slug":"acid-green","name":"Acid Green","hex":"#B0BF1A","distance":39.87480407475377}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AEAC3D

#AEAC3D is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #AEAC3D is visually closest to Brass, a named yellow color with HEX #B5A642.

The RGB channels are 174, 172, and 61, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 59deg with 48% saturation and 46% lightness, so this page treats it as a moderate-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 natural palettes. Its luminance is 0.3884, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 10.49, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.77:1AA Pass

White text2.4:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AEAC3D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.77:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.4:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CFCE77#000000 text · best 12.75:1#CFCE77

#C7C523#000000 text · best 11.44:1#C7C523

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

Old Gold#000000 text · best 10.33:1#CFB53B

Acid Green#000000 text · best 10.31:1#B0BF1A

Generated Palette

#AEAC3D#AEAC3D

#3D3FAE#3D3FAE

#AE733D#AE733D

#77AE3D#77AE3D

#CFCE77#CFCE77

#6A6925#6A6925

Color Harmonies

#3D3FAE#3D3FAE

#AE733D#AE733D

#77AE3D#77AE3D

#3DAEAC#3DAEAC

#AC3DAE#AC3DAE

Variants

#CFCE77#CFCE77

#6A6925#6A6925

#C7C523#C7C523

#949357#949357

#CDCD9D#CDCD9D

#FFFB14#FFFB14

Nearest Named Colors

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Old Gold#CFB53B

Peridot#B4C424

Acid Green#B0BF1A

#AEAC3D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AEAC3D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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