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Recognised as Colour

#AE9902

  • #AE9902
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#AE9902 is a yellow with RGB values 174, 153, 2 and HSL 53°, 98%, 35%. 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

#AE9902#AE9902
HEX#AE9902
RGBrgb(174, 153, 2)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6, 0.0078
RGB percentages68.2%, 60%, 0.8%
HSLhsl(52.7, 97.7%, 34.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.7, 98.9%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 12.1%, 98.9%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,442,434
CSS custom property--colour: #AE9902;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31786WCAG 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#939393
Inverted#5166FD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AA9500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#AF9C18no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Tritanopia#BD8C82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 58.3 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 15.9Dark goldenrod · ΔE 16Olive · ΔE 16.8Dark khaki · ΔE 29.3Olivedrab · ΔE 29.8Gold · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.86, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0217AE
Analogous#AE4302, #6DAE02
Triadic#02AE99, #9902AE
Split complementary#026DAE, #4302AE
Tetradic#02AE43, #0217AE, #AE026D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEEE7E
Lighter +30%#FDE74C
Lighter +20%#FCE11A
Lighter +10%#E0C503
Darker −10%#7C6D01
Darker −20%#494001
Darker −30%#171400
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B09B00
Less saturated −25%#988818

Channel breakdown

R174
G153
B2
Red174 (68.2%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue2 (0.8%)
Hue52.67°
Saturation (HSL)97.73%
Lightness34.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 99 · B 02

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