#aaae2e Color Information

#aaae2e Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #aaae2e. In RGB, it consists of 66.7% Red, 68.2% Green, and 18.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 2.3% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 73.6% Yellow, and 31.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 61.9°, with saturation of 58.2% and lightness of 43.1%. The decimal value for #aaae2e is 11185710, and its nearest "web safe" color is #999933. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #aaae2e is green. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#aaae2e Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color170, 174, 46 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color66.7%, 68.2%, 18.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.333, 0.318, 0.820 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0.023, 0, 0.736, 0.318 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color61.9°, 58.2%, 43.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color61.9°, 73.6%, 68.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color32.207, 39.015, 8.418 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color46, 174, 50 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code11185710 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color68.762, -16.772, 60.941 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)68.762, 63.207, 105.388 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color68.762, 2.333, 69.743 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color62.462, -17.271, 35.733 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.404, 0.490, 39.015 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4289375790 / 0xffaaae2e Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#999933 Copy
Last Updated: November 13, 2024

Shades of #aaae2e

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #aaae2e, its pure hue is 61.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 58.2%, and its lightness is 43.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #aaae2e, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #151606 to #959828.

Tints of #aaae2e

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #aaae2e, its pure hue is 61.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 58.2%, and its lightness is 43.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #aaae2e, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #b5b848 to #f4f5e5.

Tones of #aaae2e

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #aaae2e, its pure hue is 61.9° on the color wheel and its saturation is 58.2%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #aaae2e, which range from #6e6e6e (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #d5dc00 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #aaae2e

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #aaae2e! For #aaae2e, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #aaae2e. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #aaae2e

This color, #aaae2e, consists of 66.7% Red, 68.2% Green, and 18.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 170, Green = 174, Blue = 46. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #aaae2e is 2.3% Cyan, 0% Magenta, 73.6% Yellow, and 31.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R66.7%
C2.3%
G68.2%
M0.0%
B18.0%
Y73.6%
K31.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 170 174 46
Octal 252 256 56
Hexa #aa #ae #2e
Binary 10101010 10101110 00101110
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 2 0 73 31
Octal 2 0 111 37
Hexa #02 #00 #49 #1f
Binary 00000010 00000000 01001001 00011111

Analogous Colors of #aaae2e

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #aaae2e — which has hue 61.9° — its analogous colors are located at 31.9° and 91.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aaae2e.

Triadic Colors of #aaae2e

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #aaae2e — which has hue 61.9° — its triadic colors are located at 61.9° and 301.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aaae2e.

Complementary Color of #aaae2e

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #aaae2e — which has hue 61.9° — its complementary color is located at 241.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aaae2e.

Split Complementary Colors of #aaae2e

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #aaae2e — which has hue 61.9° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 61.9° and 271.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aaae2e.

Tetradic Colors of #aaae2e

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #aaae2e — which has hue 61.9° — its tetradic colors are located at 331.9°, 61.9°, 151.9°, and 241.9° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #aaae2e.

Monochromatic Colors of #aaae2e

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #aaae2e, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #4a4c23 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #e8ec5e (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #aaae2e

We want to make getting started with #aaae2e on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #aaae2e into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #aaae2e can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #aaae2e with other HTML elements.

#aaae2e Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #aaae2e.
<span style="color: #aaae2e;">The color of this text is #aaae2e.</span>

#aaae2e Background Color

The background color for this text is #aaae2e.
<div style="background-color: #aaae2e; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #aaae2e.</div>

#aaae2e Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #aaae2e.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #aaae2e;">This color for the shadow of this text is #aaae2e.</span>

#aaae2e Border Color

This is a div with border color #aaae2e.
<div style="border: #aaae2e 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #aaae2e.</div>

#aaae2e Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #aaae2e on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #aaae2e; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #aaae2e on a white background.</div></div>

#aaae2e Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #aaae2e on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #aaae2e; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #aaae2e on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #aaae2e to White

This is a gradient from #aaae2e to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#aaae2e,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#aaae2e,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#aaae2e,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#aaae2e,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #aaae2e to white.</div>

Gradient from #aaae2e to Black

This is a gradient from #aaae2e to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#aaae2e,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#aaae2e,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#aaae2e,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#aaae2e,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #aaae2e to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #aaae2e

In addition to using #aaae2e on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #aaae2e in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #aaae2e, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 170, Green = 174, Blue = 46). If you need details about the color coordinates of #aaae2e in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #aaae2e
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(170, 174, 46)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #aaae2e; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #aaae2e; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #aaae2e; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(170, 174, 46);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#aaae2e")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:170, green:174, blue:46, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:170 green:174 blue:46 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(170f, 174f, 46f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(170, 174, 46);
 

#aaae2e Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #aaae2e the same way. For those with color blindness, #aaae2e might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #aaae2e looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #aaae2e is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #aaae2e looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #aaae2e will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #aaae2e is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 2.4:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
Large Size Text

WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
Large Size Text