Recognised as Colour

#AAB400

#AAB400
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Yellow green

#AAB400 is a yellow with RGB values 170, 180, 0 and HSL 63°, 100%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#AAB400#AAB400

HEX#AAB400

RGBrgb(170, 180, 0)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.7059, 0

RGB percentages66.7%, 70.6%, 0%

HSLhsl(63.3, 100%, 35.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(63.3, 100%, 70.6%)

CMYK5.6%, 0%, 100%, 29.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,187,200

CSS custom property--colour: #AAB400;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.41189WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness166.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.24:1

Contrast with white2.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#A5A5A5

Inverted#554BFF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C2AB00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#C2AD21no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 15.4 from the original

Tritanopia#B6A899no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.27:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 18.9 Olive · ΔE 25.2 Olivedrab · ΔE 28 Gold · ΔE 29.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 29.6 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 34

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 18.87, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#0A00B4

Analogous#B46400, #50B400

Triadic#00AAB4, #B400AA

Split complementary#0050B4, #6400B4

Tetradic#00B464, #0A00B4, #B40050

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#F8FF81

Lighter +30%#F5FF4E

Lighter +20%#F2FF1B

Lighter +10%#DAE700

Darker −10%#7A8100

Darker −20%#4A4E00

Darker −30%#191B00

Darker −40%#000000

More saturated +25%#AAB400

Less saturated −25%#969E17

Channel breakdown

R170

G180

Red170 (66.7%)

Green180 (70.6%)

Blue0 (0%)

Hue63.33°

Saturation (HSL)100%

Lightness35.29%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR AA · G B4 · B 00

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Colour values

Brightness & contrast

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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