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Recognised as Colour

#AE8703

  • #AE8703
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#AE8703 is a yellow with RGB values 174, 135, 3 and HSL 46°, 97%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.3:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#AE8703#AE8703
HEX#AE8703
RGBrgb(174, 135, 3)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5294, 0.0118
RGB percentages68.2%, 52.9%, 1.2%
HSLhsl(46.3, 96.6%, 34.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.3, 98.3%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 22.4%, 98.3%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,437,827
CSS custom property--colour: #AE8703;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.26333WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness140.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.27:1
Contrast with white3.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.27:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#5178FC

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#998600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#A39113no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.6 from the original
Tritanopia#BE7972no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.35:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 5.3Goldenrod · ΔE 14.3Olive · ΔE 19.7Peru · ΔE 22.7Sandy brown · ΔE 29Orange · ΔE 30.1
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 5.28, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#032AAE
Analogous#AE3203, #7FAE03
Triadic#03AE87, #8703AE
Split complementary#0380AE, #3103AE
Tetradic#03AE32, #032AAE, #AE0380

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDE080
Lighter +30%#FCD44E
Lighter +20%#FBC81C
Lighter +10%#E0AE04
Darker −10%#7C6002
Darker −20%#4A3901
Darker −30%#181200
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B18900
Less saturated −25%#987B19

Channel breakdown

R174
G135
B3
Red174 (68.2%)
Green135 (52.9%)
Blue3 (1.2%)
Hue46.32°
Saturation (HSL)96.61%
Lightness34.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 87 · B 03

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