Color

#AEB295

Light muted warm yellow. Nearest reference color: Laurel green.

RGB

0–255

174

178

149

CMYK

0–100%

2.25%

16.29%

30.2%

RGB describes how #AEB295 is represented with light on digital screens. This color combines red 174, green 178 and blue 149.

CMYK describes the same color using the four components commonly used in printing: cyan 2.25%, magenta 0%, yellow 16.29% and black 30.2%.

HSL values

H 68.28° S 15.85% L 64.12%

In the HSL color model, #AEB295 has a hue of 68.28°, 15.85% saturation and 64.12% lightness. The sliders below show where this color sits across each of these three dimensions.

Color insight

#AEB295 is a light, warm yellow with muted chroma.

Temperature: Warm
Lightness: Light
Chroma: Muted

Color formats

Copy #AEB295 in a format ready to use in CSS, design tools or other applications.

HEX #AEB295

RGB rgb(174, 178, 149)

HSL hsl(68.28 15.85% 64.12%)

OKLCH oklch(0.752502 0.040438 113.7537)

CSS --color: #AEB295;

Tints of #AEB295

Tints are lighter variations of #AEB295. They keep the character of the original color while moving progressively toward a lighter appearance.

#EEF2D3 #DDE2C3 #CDD2B4 #BEC2A4 #AEB295

Shades of #AEB295

Shades are darker variations of #AEB295. Moving toward black increases visual depth while preserving the underlying hue of the color.

#AEB295 #7E8266 #51543A #282B12 #060600

Tones of #AEB295

Tones reduce the chroma of #AEB295, producing quieter and more muted variations without simply making the color lighter or darker.

#AEB295 #AEB19B #AEB1A0 #AEB0A5 #AEAFAB

Tonal range of #AEB295

A continuous light-to-dark scale places #AEB295 between its lighter tints and deeper shades.

#EEF2D3 #DDE2C3 #CDD2B4 #BEC2A4 #AEB295 #7E8266 #51543A #282B12 #060600

CSS color scale

Use this tonal range as reusable CSS custom properties.

:root {
    --color-100: #EEF2D3;
    --color-200: #DDE2C3;
    --color-300: #CDD2B4;
    --color-400: #BEC2A4;
    --color-500: #AEB295;
    --color-600: #7E8266;
    --color-700: #51543A;
    --color-800: #282B12;
    --color-900: #060600;
}

Colors that go with #AEB295

Color harmonies for #AEB295 are generated by rotating its hue in the OKLCH color space while preserving its lightness and chroma. This creates classic complementary, analogous, triadic and other hue relationships with more consistent perceptual balance.

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel, creating the strongest direct hue contrast.

#AEB295 #AFAAC7

Analogous

Neighboring hues that stay visually close to the original color.

#BBAD92 #AEB295 #A0B69F

Triadic

Three evenly spaced hues that create a broader, balanced color relationship.

#AEB295 #96B4C5 #C4A5B0

Split complementary

Two hues around the complementary color, providing contrast with more variation.

#AEB295 #A2AFC9 #BCA7BE

Tetradic

Four related hues forming two complementary pairs on the color wheel.

#AEB295 #91B7BA #AFAAC7 #C7A5A2

CSS gradients with #AEB295

These gradients show how #AEB295 moves toward white, black and its complementary color. Each gradient includes ready-to-use CSS that can be copied directly into a project.

Toward white

A light gradient that moves from the original color toward white.

#AEB295 #C2C5AF #D6D8C9 #EAEBE4 #FFFFFF

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #AEB295, #C2C5AF, #D6D8C9, #EAEBE4, #FFFFFF);

Toward black

A dark gradient that moves from the original color toward black.

#AEB295 #757864 #414337 #13140F #000000

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #AEB295, #757864, #414337, #13140F, #000000);

Toward the complementary color

A gradient connecting the original color with its complementary hue.

#AEB295 #9AB7A5 #91B7BA #9BB1C8 #AFAAC7

background: linear-gradient(90deg, #AEB295, #9AB7A5, #91B7BA, #9BB1C8, #AFAAC7);

Text contrast and accessibility

Contrast determines how clearly text can be distinguished from #AEB295. The values below compare white and black text using WCAG contrast ratios.

White text

2.19:1

AA normal Fail AA large Fail AAA normal Fail

Black text

9.60:1

AA normal Pass AA large Pass AAA normal Pass

Recommended text color: #000000 . Relative luminance: 0.4301 .

Accessible CSS

Use the recommended text color with #AEB295 as the background.

background-color: #AEB295;
color: #000000;

Using #AEB295 in design

See how #AEB295 works in a simple interface. The examples below use the color as a background, accent and interface element, with text chosen from its accessibility result.

Background

Paletico Color in context

#AEB295 used as a full background with its recommended text color.

Accent

Accent color

Use #AEB295 to emphasize selected interface elements without filling the entire surface.

Example action

Tonal pair

#DDE2C3

#AEB295

#282B12

Colors similar to #AEB295

These nearby colors are generated from perceptual variations of #AEB295, including changes in lightness, chroma and hue.

#C7CCAE #95997D #AEB47D #AEAFAB #B3B093 #A9B398 #BFBDA0 #9DA78B

Color vision simulation

The simulations below show mathematical approximations of how #AEB295 may shift under three forms of color vision deficiency. They are simulations, not a diagnosis or an exact representation of any individual person's vision.

Protanopia #B7AF93 Deuteranopia #B6B096 Tritanopia #B2AEAA

Simulation based on the model by Machado, Oliveira and Fernandes (2009), published in IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics. DOI: 10.1109/TVCG.2009.113.

Advanced color values

Beyond RGB, CMYK and HSL, #AEB295 can also be represented in perceptual and device-independent color spaces used in color science and modern design tools.

XYZ

X: 38.8002
Y: 43.0096
Z: 34.6856

CIELAB

L*: 71.5615
a*: -6.5102
b*: 14.3757

OKLab

L: 0.752502
a: -0.016289
b: 0.037012

OKLCH

L: 0.752502
C: 0.040438
H: 113.7537°