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Colour

#AE9900

  • #AE9900
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#AE9900 is a yellow with RGB values 174, 153, 0 and HSL 53°, 100%, 34%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#AE9900#AE9900
HEX#AE9900
RGBrgb(174, 153, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6, 0
RGB percentages68.2%, 60%, 0%
HSLhsl(52.8, 100%, 34.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.8, 100%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 12.1%, 100%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,442,432
CSS custom property--colour: #AE9900;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31781WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness151 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.36:1
Contrast with white2.85:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#929292
Inverted#5166FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AA9500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#AF9C17no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#BD8C82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.85:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.36:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15.8Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16.1Olive · ΔE 17Dark khaki · ΔE 29.5Olivedrab · ΔE 29.9Gold · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.84, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0015AE
Analogous#AE4200, #6CAE00
Triadic#00AE99, #9900AE
Split complementary#006CAE, #4200AE
Tetradic#00AE42, #0015AE, #AE006C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFEF7B
Lighter +30%#FFE948
Lighter +20%#FFE315
Lighter +10%#E1C600
Darker −10%#7B6C00
Darker −20%#483F00
Darker −30%#151200
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#AE9900
Less saturated −25%#988916

Channel breakdown

R174
G153
B0
Red174 (68.2%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue52.76°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness34.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 99 · B 00

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