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Recognised as Colour

#AE9907

  • #AE9907
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#AE9907 is a yellow with RGB values 174, 153, 7 and HSL 52°, 92%, 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 Dark goldenrod.

Colour values

#AE9907#AE9907
HEX#AE9907
RGBrgb(174, 153, 7)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6, 0.0275
RGB percentages68.2%, 60%, 2.7%
HSLhsl(52.5, 92.3%, 35.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 96%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 12.1%, 96%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,442,439
CSS custom property--colour: #AE9907;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31796WCAG 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#5166F8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#A99500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 1.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#AF9C1Bno 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 57.6 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

Dark goldenrod · ΔE 15.8Goldenrod · ΔE 15.9Olive · ΔE 16.5Dark khaki · ΔE 28.6Olivedrab · ΔE 29.4Peru · ΔE 32
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 15.78, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#071CAE
Analogous#AE4507, #70AE07
Triadic#07AE99, #9907AE
Split complementary#0770AE, #4507AE
Tetradic#07AE45, #071CAE, #AE0770

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAEC87
Lighter +30%#F8E456
Lighter +20%#F6DC25
Lighter +10%#DFC409
Darker −10%#7D6E05
Darker −20%#4C4303
Darker −30%#1B1801
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B59E00
Less saturated −25%#97881E

Channel breakdown

R174
G153
B7
Red174 (68.2%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue7 (2.7%)
Hue52.46°
Saturation (HSL)92.27%
Lightness35.49%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 99 · B 07

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