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Recognised as Colour

#AE9B06

  • #AE9B06
  • Yellow
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#AE9B06 is a yellow with RGB values 174, 155, 6 and HSL 53°, 93%, 35%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 7.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#AE9B06#AE9B06
HEX#AE9B06
RGBrgb(174, 155, 6)
RGB (0–1)0.6824, 0.6078, 0.0235
RGB percentages68.2%, 60.8%, 2.4%
HSLhsl(53.2, 93.3%, 35.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.2, 96.6%, 68.2%)
CMYK0%, 10.9%, 96.6%, 31.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer11,442,950
CSS custom property--colour: #AE9B06;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.32455WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness152.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 7.49:1
Contrast with white2.8:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black7.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#949494
Inverted#5164F9

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#AB9600no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#B19D1Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Tritanopia#BD8E84no 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 text2.8:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text7.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 16.5Olive · ΔE 16.7Dark goldenrod · ΔE 17.1Dark khaki · ΔE 28.8Olivedrab · ΔE 29.1Gold · ΔE 31.5
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 16.52, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0619AE
Analogous#AE4706, #6DAE06
Triadic#06AE9B, #9B06AE
Split complementary#066DAE, #4706AE
Tetradic#06AE47, #0619AE, #AE066D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FBEE85
Lighter +30%#F9E654
Lighter +20%#F7DF23
Lighter +10%#DFC708
Darker −10%#7D6F04
Darker −20%#4B4303
Darker −30%#1A1701
Darker −40%#000000
More saturated +25%#B4A000
Less saturated −25%#988A1D

Channel breakdown

R174
G155
B6
Red174 (68.2%)
Green155 (60.8%)
Blue6 (2.4%)
Hue53.21°
Saturation (HSL)93.33%
Lightness35.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR AE · G 9B · B 06

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