HEX atlas value

#AEAE3D

#AEAE3D is a warm yellow HEX color close to Brass. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it converts to RGB 174, 174, 61, HSL 60, 48%, 46%, has luminance 0.3961, and belongs to the earth tone group.

yellow warm earth-tone

#AEAE3D Sample readable text

HEX #AEAE3D

RGB rgb(174, 174, 61)

HSL hsl(60 48% 46%)

CMYK cmyk(0, 0, 65, 32)

Luminance 0.3961

Contrast Black 8.92:1White 2.35:1

CSS

--color-aeae3d: #AEAE3D;
.background-aeae3d { background-color: #AEAE3D; }
.text-aeae3d { color: #AEAE3D; }

Luminance0.3961

Black text8.92:1AA Pass

White text2.35:1AA 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":"#AEAE3D","rgb":[174,174,61],"hsl":[60,48,46],"cmyk":[0,0,65,32],"luminance":0.3961,"contrast":{"black":8.92,"white":2.35}}

WCAG

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

Safe pairings

[{"name":"Black text","hex":"#000000","contrast":8.92,"wcagAA":true,"wcagAAA":true},{"name":"White text","hex":"#FFFFFF","contrast":2.35,"wcagAA":false,"wcagAAA":false}]

Accessible alternatives

[{"name":"#CFCF77","hex":"#CFCF77","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":12.84,"contrastWhite":1.64,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"#C7C723","hex":"#C7C723","family":"yellow","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.62,"contrastWhite":1.81,"wcagAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A","#36454F"],"wcagAAA":["#000000","#1A1A1A"]},{"name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","family":"green","bestTextColor":"#000000","contrastBlack":11.15,"contrastWhite":1.88,"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"]}]

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/aeae3d.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":"#3D3DAE","analogous":["#AE753D","#75AE3D"],"triadic":["#3DAEAE","#AE3DAE"],"tetradic":["#3DAE75","#3D3DAE","#AE3D75"],"splitComplementary":["#3D75AE","#753DAE"],"monochromatic":["#CFCF77","#AEAE3D","#6A6A25"]}

Variants

{"light":"#CFCF77","dark":"#6A6A25","saturated":"#C7C723","desaturated":"#949457","pastel":"#CDCD9D","neon":"#FFFF14"}

Nearest named colors

[{"slug":"brass","name":"Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":11.74734012447073},{"slug":"brushed-brass","name":"Brushed Brass","hex":"#B5A642","distance":11.74734012447073},{"slug":"old-gold","name":"Old Gold","hex":"#CFB53B","distance":33.793490497431605},{"slug":"peridot","name":"Peridot","hex":"#B4C424","distance":33.83784863137726},{"slug":"yellow-green","name":"Yellow Green","hex":"#9ACD32","distance":38.49675310984031}]

HEX meaning and use

About #AEAE3D

#AEAE3D is classified as a warm yellow value with earth tone visual character. #AEAE3D is visually closest to Brass, a named yellow color with HEX #B5A642.

The RGB channels are 174, 174, and 61, with red carrying the strongest channel weight. In HSL, the hue is 60deg 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 0.3961, black text provides the stronger contrast for readable interface or documentation use, and Its nearest named-color distance is 11.75, which helps separate this atlas value from adjacent named color records.

WCAG Accessibility

Black text8.92:1AA Pass

White text2.35:1AA Fail

AA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

AAA text options: #000000, #1A1A1A.

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Use these pairings when #AEAE3D needs readable text, badges, interface states, or nearby accessible alternatives.

Black text#0000008.92:1 · AAA

White text#FFFFFF2.35:1 · Fail

Accessible Alternatives

#CFCF77#000000 text · best 12.84:1#CFCF77

#C7C723#000000 text · best 11.62:1#C7C723

Yellow Green#000000 text · best 11.15:1#9ACD32

Peridot#000000 text · best 10.86:1#B4C424

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

Generated Palette

#AEAE3D#AEAE3D

#3D3DAE#3D3DAE

#AE753D#AE753D

#75AE3D#75AE3D

#CFCF77#CFCF77

#6A6A25#6A6A25

Color Harmonies

#3D3DAE#3D3DAE

#AE753D#AE753D

#75AE3D#75AE3D

#3DAEAE#3DAEAE

#AE3DAE#AE3DAE

Variants

#CFCF77#CFCF77

#6A6A25#6A6A25

#C7C723#C7C723

#949457#949457

#CDCD9D#CDCD9D

#FFFF14#FFFF14

Nearest Named Colors

Brass#B5A642

Brushed Brass#B5A642

Old Gold#CFB53B

Peridot#B4C424

Yellow Green#9ACD32

#AEAE3D

CSS

Machine-Readable HEX Data (JSON)

About #AEAE3D

WCAG Accessibility

Accessibility-Safe Pairings and Alternatives

Accessible Alternatives

Generated Palette

Color Harmonies

Variants

Nearest Named Colors

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