Recognised as Colour
#AE8B07
- #AE8B07
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Dark goldenrod
#AE8B07 is a yellow with RGB values 174, 139, 7 and HSL 47°, 92%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.5:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Dark goldenrod.
Colour values
#AE8B07#AE8B07
HEX#AE8B07
RGBrgb(174, 139, 7)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5451, 0.0275
RGB percentages68.2%, 54.5%, 2.7%
HSLhsl(47.4, 92.3%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.4, 96%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 20.1%, 96%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,438,855
CSS custom property--colour: #AE8B07;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.27479WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness142.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.5:1
Contrast with white3.23:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.5:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#898989
Inverted#5174F8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.23:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.5:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#072AAE
Analogous#AE3807, #7EAE07
Triadic#07AE8B, #8B07AE
Split complementary#077EAE, #3807AE
Tetradic#07AE38, #072AAE, #AE077D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R174
G139
B7
Red174 (68.2%)
Green139 (54.5%)
Blue7 (2.7%)
Hue47.43°
Saturation (HSL)92.27%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 8B · B 07
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