Recognised as Colour

#AAB93C

#AAB93C
Yellow
Dark
Nearest: Yellow green

#AAB93C is a yellow with RGB values 170, 185, 60 and HSL 67°, 51%, 48%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 9.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.

Colour values

#AAB93C#AAB93C

HEX#AAB93C

RGBrgb(170, 185, 60)

RGB (0–1)0.6667, 0.7255, 0.2353

RGB percentages66.7%, 72.5%, 23.5%

HSLhsl(67.2, 51%, 48%)

HSV / HSBhsv(67.2, 67.6%, 72.5%)

CMYK8.1%, 0%, 67.6%, 27.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer11,188,540

CSS custom property--colour: #AAB93C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.4357WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness170.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkDark

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 9.71:1

Contrast with white2.16:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black9.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD

Inverted#5546C3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#C6B029no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 17.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#C4B145no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 16 from the original

Tritanopia#B5AFA0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 54.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text2.16:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text9.71:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow green · ΔE 18.7 Olivedrab · ΔE 20.7 Olive · ΔE 22 Dark khaki · ΔE 23.4 Khaki · ΔE 26.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourYellow green (#9ACD32)ΔE 18.72, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4B3CB9

Analogous#B9893C, #6BB93C

Triadic#3CAAB9, #B93CAA

Split complementary#3C6BB9, #8A3CB9

Tetradic#3CB98A, #4B3CB9, #B93C6B

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#ECF0D1

Lighter +30%#DDE4AA

Lighter +20%#CDD784

Lighter +10%#BDCB5D

Darker −10%#879230

Darker −20%#636C23

Darker −30%#404517

Darker −40%#1C1F0A

More saturated +25%#C1D81D

Less saturated −25%#939A5B

Channel breakdown

R170

G185

B60

Red170 (66.7%)

Green185 (72.5%)

Blue60 (23.5%)

Hue67.2°

Saturation (HSL)51.02%

Lightness48.04%

Dominant channelGreen

Hex per channelR AA · G B9 · B 3C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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