Recognised as Colour
#A5AE0E
- #A5AE0E
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Yellow green
#A5AE0E is a yellow with RGB values 165, 174, 14 and HSL 63°, 85%, 37%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 8.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#A5AE0E#A5AE0E
HEX#A5AE0E
RGBrgb(165, 174, 14)
RGB (0–1)0.6471, 0.6824, 0.0549
RGB percentages64.7%, 68.2%, 5.5%
HSLhsl(63.4, 85.1%, 36.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(63.4, 92%, 68.2%)
CMYK5.2%, 0%, 92%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer10,857,998
CSS custom property--colour: #A5AE0E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.38303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness161 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 8.66:1
Contrast with white2.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black8.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#A1A1A1
Inverted#5A51F1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text8.66:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#170EAE
Analogous#AE670E, #55AE0E
Triadic#0EA5AE, #AE0EA5
Split complementary#0E55AE, #670EAE
Tetradic#0EAE67, #170EAE, #AE0E55
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R165
G174
B14
Red165 (64.7%)
Green174 (68.2%)
Blue14 (5.5%)
Hue63.37°
Saturation (HSL)85.11%
Lightness36.86%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR A5 · G AE · B 0E
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