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Recognised as Colour

#AE9908

  • #AE9908
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Dark goldenrod

#AE9908 is a yellow with RGB values 174, 153, 8 and HSL 52°, 91%, 36%. 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

#AE9908#AE9908
HEX#AE9908
RGBrgb(174, 153, 8)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6, 0.0314
RGB percentages68.2%, 60%, 3.1%
HSLhsl(52.4, 91.2%, 35.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.4, 95.4%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 12.1%, 95.4%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,442,440
CSS custom property--colour: #AE9908;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.31799WCAG 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#5166F7

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 3.1 from the original
Tritanopia#BD8C82no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.5 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 15.7Goldenrod · ΔE 15.9Olive · ΔE 16.4Dark khaki · ΔE 28.5Olivedrab · ΔE 29.4Peru · ΔE 31.9
Nearest named CSS colourDark goldenrod (#B8860B)ΔE 15.74, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#081DAE
Analogous#AE4608, #70AE08
Triadic#08AE99, #9908AE
Split complementary#0870AE, #4608AE
Tetradic#08AE46, #081DAE, #AE0870

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAEB88
Lighter +30%#F7E358
Lighter +20%#F5DB27
Lighter +10%#DFC40A
Darker −10%#7D6E06
Darker −20%#4C4304
Darker −30%#1C1801
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B69F00
Less saturated −25%#97881F

Channel breakdown

R174
G153
B8
Red174 (68.2%)
Green153 (60%)
Blue8 (3.1%)
Hue52.41°
Saturation (HSL)91.21%
Lightness35.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 99 · B 08

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