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Colour

#AE9836

  • #AE9836
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Olive

#AE9836 is a yellow with RGB values 174, 152, 54 and HSL 49°, 53%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Olive.

Colour values

#AE9836#AE9836
HEX#AE9836
RGBrgb(174, 152, 54)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.5961, 0.2118
RGB percentages68.2%, 59.6%, 21.2%
HSLhsl(49, 52.6%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49, 69%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 12.6%, 69%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,442,230
CSS custom property--colour: #AE9836;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31721WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.34:1
Contrast with white2.86:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#969696
Inverted#5167C9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A79529no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#AD9C3Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#BC8D84no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 45.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.86:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.34:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Olive · ΔE 15.6Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17Dark khaki · ΔE 17.6Goldenrod · ΔE 21.5Peru · ΔE 24.9Olivedrab · ΔE 26.7
Nearest named CSS colourOlive (#808000)ΔE 15.57, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#364CAE
Analogous#AE5C36, #88AE36
Triadic#36AE98, #9836AE
Split complementary#3688AE, #5C36AE
Tetradic#36AE5C, #364CAE, #AE3688

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#EDE5C3
Lighter +30%#E0D49D
Lighter +20%#D4C376
Lighter +10%#C8B24F
Darker −10%#87762A
Darker −20%#60541E
Darker −30%#393212
Darker −40%#121006
More saturated +25%#CBAA1A
Less saturated −25%#928653

Channel breakdown

R174
G152
B54
Red174 (68.2%)
Green152 (59.6%)
Blue54 (21.2%)
Hue49°
Saturation (HSL)52.63%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 98 · B 36

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