Recognised as Colour
#AAB54D
- #AAB54D
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark khaki
#AAB54D is a yellow with RGB values 170, 181, 77 and HSL 66°, 41%, 51%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark khaki.
Colour values
#AAB54D#AAB54D
HEX#AAB54D
RGBrgb(170, 181, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.7098, 0.302
RGB percentages66.7%, 71%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(66.3, 41.3%, 50.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(66.3, 57.5%, 71%)
CMYK6.1%, 0%, 57.5%, 29%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,187,533
CSS custom property--colour: #AAB54D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4213WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness169 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.43:1
Contrast with white2.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black9.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ABABAB
Inverted#554AB2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.23:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text9.43:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#584DB5
Analogous#B58C4D, #76B54D
Triadic#4DAAB5, #B54DAA
Split complementary#4D76B5, #8C4DB5
Tetradic#4DB58C, #584DB5, #B54D76
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R170
G181
B77
Red170 (66.7%)
Green181 (71%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue66.35°
Saturation (HSL)41.27%
Lightness50.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR AA · G B5 · B 4D
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